FRED FOLEY, PhD: Oral sex is sometimes more stimulating, particularly for a woman than just traditional vaginal penetration. And we may advise partners on how to change their sexual approaches or techniques to provide more stimulation or to use vibrators.
ANNOUNCER: For men, reduced sensation might result in erectile dysfunction.
DOTTIE PFOHL, RN, MSCN: There are medications that can treat erectile dysfunction. The Viagra, the little blue pill, has been around a while.
ANNOUNCER: A complaint shared by men and women can be uncomfortably heightened sensation.
FRED FOLEY, PhD: We sometimes advise patients to dampen the sensations either with medicines that can be prescribed by their MS physician or for some, applying a cold pack to the genital area.
ANNOUNCER: If achieving orgasm is difficult, experts advise not focusing on the destination but instead enjoying the trip along the way.
DOTTIE PFOHL, RN, MSCN: It's worth looking at other ways of pleasuring that can be quite enjoyable. So there are ways, creative ways, then, of adjusting our expectations.
ANNOUNCER: Sometimes MS-related symptoms are the ones that can get in the way.
DOTTIE PFOHL, RN, MSCN: If a person is having problems with bladder incontinence, simple techniques, like being sure the bladder is empty before sex, of limiting drinking fluids for an hour or two before a planned activity, of emptying the bladder if the person catheterizes.
