Why Sex Hurts, Desire Fades, and What Women Can Do About It
A Conversation with Dr. Chris Creatura, MD
What if everything you were taught about sex, desire, and women’s bodies was incomplete — or flat-out wrong?
In this powerful live podcast event, Inside the Well Space host Cathy O’Brien sits down with Dr. Chris Creatura, MD, one of the nation’s leading experts in female sexual medicine, for a candid, science-backed conversation about women’s sexual health, pleasure, pain, and the cultural scripts that shape our experiences.
With over four decades of clinical experience, Dr. Creatura breaks down why women’s pleasure has been historically understudied, how culture impacts desire, and what actually happens to our bodies during perimenopause, menopause, aging, illness, and recovery.
Together, Cathy and Dr. Creatura explore:
• What a “sexual script” is — and how to rewrite your own
• Why pain during sex is common but not normal
• The truth about the orgasm gap
• Why “vaginal dryness” is an oversimplification
• How hormones, blood flow, nerves, and culture affect arousal
• What women should know about estrogen, testosterone, and menopause care
• Why women are often told to “just live with it” — and why that’s wrong
• How knowledge, anatomy, and advocacy empower better care