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Perimenopause: is this the end of sex?

2025/3/17
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Explore the initial challenges of sex during perimenopause, including vaginal dryness and loss of libido, and how these can impact relationships.
  • Vaginal dryness and pain during sex are common symptoms of perimenopause.
  • Loss of estrogen leads to thinning of the vaginal tissue.
  • These changes can lead to a decreased interest in sex.

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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.