Living with PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) or Endometriosis can feel like a betrayal from within. Your own body becoming a battleground of hormones, inflammation, and chronic pain. Yet within this struggle, there is also sacred resilience. And through that, a quiet but powerful possibility. The return to pleasure, presence, and embodied healing.
Your body isn’t broken! It’s communicating. And with the right tools, rituals, and self-love, you can support her, soothe her, and sensually reconnect with her.
The Reality of the Silent Struggle
PCOS and Endometriosis are often misunderstood, misdiagnosed, or dismissed altogether, leaving millions of women and people with wombs suffering in silence.
Did you know:
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PCOS affects up to 1 in 10 people with ovaries globally.
It's one of the leading causes of infertility, but its symptoms, including irregular periods, cystic ovaries, acne, and weight gain, go well beyond reproduction. -
Endometriosis impacts roughly 1 in 10 women.
Often causing severe pelvic pain, painful periods, fatigue, and pain during sex, yet diagnosis can take 7–10 years on average.
These conditions don't just affect the physical body. They touch every layer: mental health, self-worth, libido, and the capacity to experience pleasure.
But What If Pleasure Could Be Part of the Healing?
Pleasure isn’t just a luxury. For those living with chronic reproductive conditions, it can become a radical act of reclamation. Pleasure helps regulate the nervous system, increase oxytocin (a natural pain reliever), and build a more compassionate relationship with the body.
But, let’s be real. It’s not always easy to feel sexy or sensual when you’re bloated, in pain, or fatigued.
That’s why we encourage listening deeply to your body’s rhythms, and embracing pleasure on her terms, not society’s.
When is Pleasure Most Accessible During the Cycle?
Everyone’s body is different, especially with irregular or painful cycles, but here’s a general guide for those navigating PCOS or Endometriosis:
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Follicular Phase (Post-Menstruation)
Energy begins to rise, making it an ideal time for sensual play, movement, or yoni massage. Explore lighter toys or crystal wands to awaken arousal slowly and gently. -
Ovulation (Mid-Cycle)
If you aren’t experiencing a flare-up, this is a peak time for sexual energy. Self-pleasure, dance, and even intimate partner connection may feel most accessible here. Try playing around with what positions feel best and remember it's not a race! Sometimes moving the body into a slightly different position helps to avoid the deep penetration and remember you can use props (like pillows) under your hips! -
Luteal Phase (Before Bleed)
Hormones shift… this is often when pain or emotional sensitivity kicks in. Pleasure may look like warm baths, breast massage, or simply resting with the Womb Heat Pack wrapped around your lower belly. -
Menstruation / Flare-Ups
If you're in pain, don’t push. Let pleasure be about comfort. Warmth, soothing touch, or mindful breath. Pleasure here might be the permission to not perform.
Holistic Womb Healing
We believe in the sacred fusion of sensuality and self-care. Where pleasure meets purpose. Here are a few gentle tools to support your journey:
1. The Womb Healing Heat Pack
Crafted for cozy, comforting relief, our Womb Heat Wrap is designed to wrap around your lower belly (or back), easing cramps, tension, and emotional heaviness. Infuse it with lavender or a drop of clary sage oil for an extra dose of womb love.
This isn’t just about pain relief. It’s a moment to connect, breathe, and honour your womb space.
2. Womb Healing Meditation
When we do a womb healing, we start to feel a greater sense of connection to this space - more presence, more sensitivity, more flow and more awareness. when we have more of this, we naturally have healthier relationships, enhanced sexual experiences & even more creative ideas. Doing this 19 minute womb healing guided meditation may be a beautiful first step to reconnecting to a space that has felt like a space of pain for a long time and instead bringing it some fresh new energy and insight.
3. Breathwork & Somatic Touch
Often with conditions like PCOS and Endo, the body holds subconscious tension. Gentle breathwork, pelvic massage, and even self-affirmations can rewire your relationship with your womb. Try this:
"Even when I feel pain, I am whole. Even when I don’t feel pleasure, I am worthy of it."
Try our Brain Rewiring Activation if you’re ready to rewire your brain through affirmations.
4. Herbal & Hormonal Support
Nutrition & Diet
- Anti-inflammatory foods: leafy greens, berries, turmeric, fatty fish (helps reduce pain & inflammation)
- Low-GI diet: stabilizes blood sugar, especially crucial for PCOS
- Limit dairy, gluten, and red meat (if triggers inflammation or symptoms)
- Increase fiber: supports hormone balance and gut health
Always check with a naturopath or integrative health practitioner before starting anything new.
Most importantly, Remember, You Are Not Alone, and You Are Not Broken!
PCOS and Endometriosis may be part of your story, but they are not the whole story. At Yoni Pleasure Palace, we honour your journey. The grief, the rage, the softness, and the strength. Healing is not linear, and pleasure doesn’t need to be loud or wild to be powerful.
Sometimes pleasure is just the whisper of self-trust returning.
Sometimes it's heat wrapped around your belly, breath in your chest, and the knowing: I am worthy, even now.
Your body may be at war, but you are not the enemy.
With warmth,
The Yoni Pleasure Palace Team
Blog Written by Guest Contributor Mikay.
