What to do if you have painful sex during menopause?

Sexual life is an indispensable part of married life and an important factor in maintaining the relationship between couples. However, when couples get older, their sexual abilities and body sensitivity will decline, so they will encounter big problems in their sex life, such as pain. So, for menopausal couples, how can they relieve the pain of sexual intercourse?

Causes of sexual dysfunction:

1. Physiological factors. This reason is the most important and common one in our life now. As estrogen levels in middle-aged and elderly women decrease, the vaginal walls atrophy, lose elasticity, and secretions decrease, causing pain and dysfunction during sexual intercourse.

2. Psychological factors. Psychological reasons are also a common factor leading to this disease. Many men around 50 years old are successful in their careers, have great social skills and personal charm, and are easily admired by some young women, which invisibly increases men's sense of superiority. On the contrary, after women enter menopause, their estrogen levels drop, and the secretion of certain neurostimulants, such as androgen and beta-endorphin, decreases, making them prone to mental fatigue, depression, loss of libido, and body changes (such as obesity). This can easily make them feel inferior, resulting in slower sexual arousal and awakening during sex, and even causing their spouses to lose "sexual interest" and interrupt sex.

How to relieve pain during intercourse:

1. Women should pay attention to maintaining regular sexual life before menopause. Some women's sexual experience and expression are not significantly affected after menopause. It has been proven that women who maintain a regular sex life before menopause can still maintain good sexual adaptability after menopause, even after the age of 60. This shows that the onset of menopause is not the end of sexual life, but menopausal women should be helped to adapt to the cognitive and practical problems it brings.

2. Use sex hormones under the guidance of a doctor. The cause of dyspareunia is vaginal atrophy and dryness, so postmenopausal women can use estrogen under the guidance of a doctor to increase the thickness and elasticity of the vaginal epithelium and increase vaginal secretions to reduce or eliminate dyspareunia. In addition, female sexual desire is also related to the level of androgen in the body.

When entering middle-aged or elderly, many people are troubled by what to do when menopausal women cannot have sex. For this, the methods mentioned above can help everyone, but the most important thing is to maintain a good attitude, which is a very critical aspect, and do a good job of sexual health care.