My girlfriend has endometriosis and the specialist care she needs costs more than our rent so we're trying to manage her pain with over-the-counter stuff and heating pads but our sex life has suffered and we're both walking on eggshells around the topic.
More people experience this than they realize.
Physical intimacy becomes fraught when pain meets poverty and care remains inaccessible.
“Where Are You with Body in poverty — health as class condition?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.