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Podcast: Invisible Not Broken - Chronic Illness Podcast Network
Episode: Physical Pleasure and Chronic Illness Interview with Sex Therapist Dr. Melvin Phillips
Description: In this episode of Invisible Not Broken, we discussed reclaiming a sex life that works with chronic illness. The goal is to find out what is possible instead of what is achievable. Dr. Phillips informed the audience that sex is ultimately about pleasure not performance. Fatigue, one of the most common and most disabling symptoms of a chronic illness can lead to a decreased participation in sexual activity. People with various chronic illnesses may fear that the exertion of sexual activity may cause a progression of the illness. They may mistake the sedation experienced after climax to weakness, and s...