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Perimenopause: how to get your sex life back on track

2025/3/17
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Ladies, We Need To Talk
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This chapter explores the physical changes that occur during perimenopause, such as vaginal dryness and painful sex, and the impact these have on libido and sexual function. Yumi Stynes introduces the topic with a humorous touch, emphasizing the importance of addressing these issues.
  • Estrogen levels drop during perimenopause, leading to thinning of vaginal tissues.
  • Vaginal dryness and irritation can make sex painful, affecting libido.
  • There is help available for women experiencing sexual difficulties during perimenopause.

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What happens to your sex life in perimenopause? When Salt-N-Pepa wrote Let's Talk About Sex, they didn't get to that bit. Well, Yumi Stynes is here to update the lyrics! In this no-holds-barred episode she meets women who have experienced changes to their libido and sexual function during this phase of life and finds out what help is at hand. Yumi chats to women about what got them back in the groove and sits down with sex and perimenopause specialist Dr Sheryl Kingsberg, Professor in Reproductive Biology, Urology and Psychiatry at Case Western University.

This episode contains references to perimenopause, sex, painful sex, relationships, marriage, libido, vaginal dryness, irritation, genito-urinary syndrome of menopause and menopausal hormone therapy, or MHT.