Abdominal massages can play an important role in resolving genital and sexual health conditions such as erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, low libido (low sex drive), pain during intercourse, vaginismus, genital numbness, orgasmic disorders, and so on.
In fact, the abovementioned conditions — commonly known as sexual disorders or sexual dysfunctions — typically make a healthy sexual relationship difficult, or even impossible; having sex becoming an issue of fear, uncertainty and shame, and devoid of pleasure. As a result, people who suffer from these types of conditions would often avoid sexual activity, which in the end may jeopardize a healthy and happy relationship with (themselves) and/or a love-partner.
Sometimes, sexual health issues have a physical cause, which includes things like past surgery (for instance, Gender Affirming Surgery, Prostate Surgery, Hysterectomy, and so on), a genetic disposition, an inborn physical disability, a sedentary lifestyle, a previous accident or injury, diabetes, or childbirth complications, but other times sexual health conditions may have an underlying emotional cause, such as stress, anxiety, or sexual trauma.
In quite some traditional healing systems, the abdominal and pelvic areas are considered parts of our bodies that not only physically store and remember unresolved (undigested) emotions, but through those also unconsciously or subconsciously guide how we feel. Hence, therapeutic Abdominal Massage may be a means to help people achieving emotional and trauma release by clearing body tissue tensions and constrictions which subsequently can expose and expulse the unresolved (sexual) emotions attached to those. This type of treatment is commonly known as Abdominal De-Armoring therapy.
On a pure physical level, Abdominal Massage may, for instance, diminish scar tissue or connective tissue adhesions, reactivate nerve function, balance hormonal secretions, and/or stimulate the blood and lymphatic circulatory system. This can subsequently restore a healthy response, mobility and blood supply of the genital organs residing in the abdominopelvic cavity, which in its turn can resolve issues like erectile dysfunction, pain during sexual intercourse, or orgasmic disorders, to give some examples.
However, mind that there are many types of abdominal massages, and not all are equally suitable or effective to work on genital or sexual issues. It depends much on the focus of an Abdominal Massage treatment modality; some rather focus on the gastrointestinal tract or the diaphragmatic region, others predominantly work with the abdominal muscles, and again others may more specifically work on the prostate gland, uterus, ovaries, pelvic floor, and so on.