Why Sex may Hurt after Menopause: no estrogen equals mo’ problems
Pain with sex is all too common after menopause. Learn why this happens so that you can confidently and easily treat it.
Pain with sex is all too common after menopause. Learn why this happens so that you can confidently and easily treat it.
What is the most common complaint of women in my office? Sex hurts. What is the most common reason that women have pain with sex? Menopause. What is the most common reason that I get frustrated and enraged on a daily basis? Untreated pain with menopause! Up to 87% of women will experience pain with …
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One of the most common complaints I hear in my office goes something like this: “I started having pain with sex a few years ago, right around the time of menopause. My doctor gave me this cream that was supposed to help a long time ago but I never used it. I saw that warning …
If you have had trouble tolerating vaginal penetration, you may have been told that dilators can help. A dilator cannot help with all times of pain with sex. But if you have pain because of a spasm in the pelvic floor muscles, then dilator therapy may be just the ticket. How do you know if …
Lubrication! What a wonderful thing! It reduces friction when body parts rub together. It makes sex comfortable. Heck, it makes it more than comfortable, it makes sex pleasurable! Many women feel very proud of the amount of lubrication they create when aroused. For some it is a sign of their femininity. For others it expresses …