--- title: Dr. Ruth Westheimer | TIME description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. canonical: https://time.com/author/dr-ruth-westheimer/ og:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates og:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:url: https://time.com/author/dr-ruth-westheimer/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 300 og:image:height: 300 og:image:alt: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. 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Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Dr. Ruth Westheimer ## Dr. Ruth Westheimer ## Dr. Ruth Westheimer *  Apr 20, 2018 ### [Ask Dr. Ruth: How Do I Boost My Sex Drive?](https://time.com/5244762/dr-ruth-increase-sex-drive/) 'Can I overcome my recent hypoactive sexual desire disorder diagnosis?' *  Apr 12, 2018 ### [Ask Dr. Ruth: Can I Safely Have Sex While Pregnant?](https://time.com/5235045/sex-during-pregnancy-safety/) In most cases, yes, and often! *  Apr 5, 2018 ### [Ask Dr. Ruth: Can Kegel Exercises Make Sex Better for Women?](https://time.com/5228035/dr-ruth-kegels-benefit-sex-life/) Perhaps, and you can literally do them anywhere *  Mar 29, 2018 ### [Ask Dr. Ruth: How Can I Orgasm More Easily During Sex?](https://time.com/5188198/ask-dr-ruth-better-orgasm-during-sex/) I’m often left unsatisfied *  Mar 22, 2018 ### [Ask Dr. Ruth: How Do I Broach the Subject of Personal Hygiene With My Partner?](https://time.com/5188182/dr-ruth-personal-hygiene-partner/) I don’t want to hurt their feelings *  Mar 15, 2018 ### [Ask Dr. Ruth: How Can I Help My Partner Last Longer in Bed?](https://time.com/5188155/dr-ruth-delay-premature-ejaculation/) ‘Most men can be taught how to control their orgasms’ *  Mar 8, 2018 ### [Ask Dr. Ruth: Is Porn Healthy for Me and My Relationship?](https://time.com/5188153/ask-dr-ruth-porn-healthy-relationships/) It depends *  Mar 1, 2018 ### [Ask Dr. Ruth: Can a Relationship Overcome Infidelity?](https://time.com/5176048/ask-dr-ruth-relationships-cheating-infidelity/) *  Feb 22, 2018 ### [Ask Dr. Ruth: Where’s My G-Spot?](https://time.com/5166953/ask-dr-ruth-sexual-pleasure-g-spot/) *  Feb 15, 2018 ### [Ask Dr. Ruth: How Do I Overcome a Vaginismus Diagnosis?](https://time.com/5136099/ask-dr-ruth-vaginismus-relationships/) The sexual dysfunction condition may be linked to relationship woes *  Feb 8, 2018 ### [Ask Dr. Ruth: How Do I Keep My Long-Distance Relationship From Fizzling Out?](https://time.com/5136066/dr-ruth-long-distance-relationships/) Fantasies (and good communication) *  Feb 1, 2018 ### [Ask Dr. Ruth: How to Tell a New Sexual Partner That You Have an STD](https://time.com/5127660/dr-ruth-disclosing-stds/) There's a silver lining *  Jan 25, 2018 ### [Ask Dr. Ruth: How to Focus on Creating a Better Sex Life](https://time.com/5113326/dr-ruth-focus-during-sex/) You’ll need a good fantasy or two *  Jan 18, 2018 ### [Ask Dr. Ruth: What You Should Do When Your Body Makes Strange Sounds During Sex](https://time.com/5107829/body-sounds-sex-dr-ruth/) You know you've been there *  Jan 11, 2018 ### [Ask Dr. Ruth: When Should I See a Sex Therapist?](https://time.com/5097125/ask-dr-ruth-sex-relationship-advice/) The famous — and hilarious — 89-year-old therapist has a new sex column on TIME Meta: null ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/author/dr-ruth-westheimer/","name":"Dr. Ruth Westheimer"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Person","@id":"https://time.com/author/dr-ruth-westheimer/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/author/dr-ruth-westheimer/"},"name":"Dr. Ruth Westheimer","jobTitle":null,"description":"","url":"https://time.com/author/dr-ruth-westheimer/","worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/"}}] ```