5 facts about (peri)-menopause you didn’t know!

5 facts about (peri)-menopause you didn’t know!

We aren’t taught much about what happens during menopause and the few years before. Read on for some things you didn’t know were related to the loss of estrogen that your ovaries used to make!

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Menopause: 4 things you can do when “down there” feels like sandpaper

Menopause: 4 things you can do when “down there” feels like sandpaper

Sandpaper. That is what my patients tell me about how their vagina feels during sex after menopause. There’s good news though--you don’t have to live that way. There are several things you can do to reinvigorate “down there”.

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Where did my 20 something sex drive go?

Where did my 20 something sex drive go?

In my gynecology and sexual medicine practice, I see women every day who tell me they have lost their sex drive.  Some women are desperately missing it.  They say they “want to want” again.  Others tell me they would be completely happy if they never had to have sex again in their entire life. Some have '“duty sex” just to please their partner. How can women improve and regain their sex drive? Yes, there are ways to improve your sex drive. Read about it here.

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