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Is Menopause A Fatality?
Beyond its medical definition, menopause is one of major rotating the life of a woman. If the physical changes and cause emotional, from nearly one third of them, a decrease of the libido, other, freed from many concerns, are indulging in more freedom erotic. And our society cannot that change his gaze on the woman of more than 50 years, active, attractive, and available for the pleasure.
This new step is marked by upheavals physical and emotional that the only medical taken into account addresses only very rarely. The proposal of hormonal treatment cannot be regarded as a miracle solution ; the psychological aspects equally have an impact that the physiological aspects on the sexuality of women after menopause. Contrary to what fear of many women, menopause does not entail a loss of desire. In reality, some women have on the contrary a renewed sexual desire.
Physiological Aspects
The menopause, natural or caused, is the result of the decline in production of female hormones (estrogen and progesterone). This fall of hormones creates the judgment of menses and various consequences on the genital organs internal and external. The hair pubic are less numerous and the vagina it wither may, becoming more small and more narrow in cases where there is more sexuality.
The vagina undergoing changes more important than the characters offices. The drought vaginal, loss of elasticity and change of acidity local (pH) resulting from these hormonal changes increase the risk of infections, inflammations and mechanical injury, may cause sexual activity more painful. The thinning of theepithelium vaginal, the loss of elasticity and drought vaginal can also lead to bleeding post-coital and to pain if the phenomena of sexual excitation are not implemented during sexual intercourse.
These disorders will be important among women not leading a sex life is active. A regular activity (by the relationships or by masturbation) allows to maintain the vagina in good health. The fear of injure his partner may also bring the man to have problems of the erection, and patience and communication are two essential elements to the pursuit of a sex life flourished. The use of lubricants to basis of water, non-fat can effectively combat the drought vaginal. Attention, lubricants with a basis of fat products may be at the origin of irritations, in addition to cause alteration of condoms. Finally, it is preferable to avoid the hot tubs, oils of bains and the use of antihistamines.