Episode 316: Sex and MS with Madelyn Esposito

It's not unusual to see sex and intimacy become unintended and unnecessary collateral damage in the day-to-day-challenges of living with MS. But it doesn't have to be that way. Madelyn Esposito, LPC, NCC, CST, joins me to discuss some of the common sexual problems faced by people living with MS, ways to maintain intimacy in your relationships, and tips for maintaining a healthy sex life. Kristine Werner-Ozug and Cheryl Weeks-Frey take you inside the workings of the MS Society's Community Review of MS Research Committee. We're also sharing important survey results that support updating the way that we describe MS, research MS, and treat MS. We'll give you the details of a novel inverse vaccine that's been shown to stop the autoimmune response associated with MS. And we're congratulating Dr Rhonda Voskuhl for being named the first recipient of the Rachel Horne Prize for Women's Research in MS. We have a lot to talk about! Are you ready for RealTalk MS??! This Week: Let's talk about sex and MS   :22 Next Week: It's our 6th anniversary!  1:38 Kristine Werner-Ozug and Cheryl Weeks-Frey share their experiences as members of the National MS Society's Community Review of MS Research Committee   2:22 Survey results support updating the MS clinical course descriptors  9:43 An inverse vaccine stops the animal model of MS   13:43 Dr. Rhonda Voskuhl is the first winner of the Rachel Horne Prize for Women's Research in MS  16:40 Sex therapist Madelyn Esposito shares tips for maintaining intimacy and enjoying a healthy sex life when you're living with MS   18:31 Share this episode  29:28 Have you downloaded the free RealTalk MS app?  29:48 SHARE THIS EPISODE OF REALTALK MS Just copy this link & paste it into your text or email: https://realtalkms.com/316 ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE CONVERSATION I've always thought about the RealTalk MS podcast as a conversation. And this is your opportunity to join the conversation by sharing your feedback, questions, and suggestions for topics that we can discuss in future podcast episodes. Please shoot me an email or call the RealTalk MS Listener Hotline and share your thoughts! Email: jon@realtalkms.com Phone: (310) 526-2283 And don't forget to join us in the RealTalk MS Facebook group! LINKS If your podcast app doesn't allow you to click on these links, you'll find them in the show notes in the RealTalk MS app or at www.RealTalkMS.com RealTalk MS Episode 280: How the Proposed Framework for Diagnosing and Treating MS Will Affect You with Dr. Tim Coetzee https://realtalkms.com/280 Do the Current MS Clinical Course Descriptors Need to Change and If So, How? A Survey of the MS Community https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13524585231196786 STUDY: Synthetically Glycosolated Antigens for the Antigen-Specific Suppression of Established Immune Responses https://nature.com/articles/s41551-023-01086-2 Join the RealTalk MS Facebook Group https://facebook.com/groups/realtalkms Download the RealTalk MS App for iOS Devices https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/realtalk-ms/id1436917200 Download the RealTalk MS App for Android Deviceshttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.wizzard.android.realtalk Give RealTalk MS a rating and review http://www.realtalkms.com/review Follow RealTalk MS on Twitter, @RealTalkMS_jon, and subscribe to our newsletter at our website, RealTalkMS.com. RealTalk MS Episode 316 Guests: Kristine Werner-Ozug, Cheryl Weeks-Frey, and Madelyn Esposito Privacy Policy