Menopause can be miserable. The hot flashes, the night sweats, the mood swings. Of all the menopausal symptoms, for some people the WEIGHT GAIN is the worst! Not only do menopausal women gain weight, they gain around the middle instead of in the bust, bum or hips. Read more to learn 5 important tips for managing menopausal weight gain.
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!
Vaginismus is an involuntary, tight contraction of muscles around the opening of the vagina that makes putting anything in the vagina painful, including sex. Dr. Becky Lynn, gynecologist and sexual health specialist talks to Megan Normille, pelvic floor physical therapist about how physical therapy can cure vaginismus.
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”.
Testosterone. That lovely hormone of desire, of sex, of muscles and power and strength. We think of manly men with hairy chests when we think of testosterone. But did you know women have testosterone too? They even make more testosterone than they do estrogen. Testosterone is one thing that controls sex drive in women and does a whole host of other things. It starts to decline in your late 20s. This can contribute to low libido in women. So should testosterone be replaced? I hope to answer this question for you with answers based on scientific studies- not bogus internet marketing claims. Does testosterone make for better sex?
If you are a midlife woman, peri or postmenopausal, then in some instances the answer is yes! Testosterone has been shown to definitively improve several aspects of sexual functioning. Testosterone improves sex drive, arousal, helps you have more and better orgasms, and increases pleasure and responsiveness.
After women have babies, their sex drive tends to decrease. This can lead to problems in the relationship. Dr. Lynn discussed how to have better sex after baby and restore your intimate relationship. Sex drive and sexual health are important to overall well being. There are ways women can improve their libido. Read this blog to find out more about postpartum sex!
