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Sex After Menopause
IS THERE SEX AFTER MENOPAUSE??
Well, the short answer is yes. The long answer has a few conditions and gets a bit more complicated.
Loss of libido (sex drive) remains a common, usually untreated symptom in postmenopausal women, even though decades of studies universally show that replacement of testosterone has a significant impact on a number of parameters, including desire, frequency, satisfaction, pleasure, fantasy and orgasms.
The first book to come out on the importance of testosterone to women was The Hormone of Des...
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Expert & Community Posts
New FAQ on the Sexual Side Effects of Chemotherapy
By PJ Hamel , Health Expert...body’s lack of hormone production, brought on by menopause, brought on by, yes, those chemo... Read more »
FAQ: Menopause and Sexual Issues
By PJ Hamel , Health ExpertQ. Since I've started going through menopause, I'm really not in the mood for sex very often. And... Read more »
Sex vs. Romance for the Menopausal Woman
By Toni Hurst , Health Expert...that well. And last, but not least, for many of us, menopause has taken away our desire for sex... Read more »
The Many Myths of Menopause
By Toni Hurst , Health Expert...bag and tell your friends that you THINK you're in menopause, advice and old wives' tales come... Read more »
Are You Getting Enough Sleep?
By Toni Hurst , Health Expert...up earlier than planned increased through late perimenopause (the earliest stage of menopause)... Read more »
Health Guide
Endometriosis: Hysterectomy
...Women who have a hysterectomy are less likely to experience hot flashes than women who have a natural menopause.Still, one study suggested that 70% of recommendations for hysterectomies did not... Read more »Uterine Fibroids and Hysterectomy: Hysterectomy
...Women who have a hysterectomy are less likely to experience hot flashes than women who have a natural menopause.Still, in one study in 70% of cases when doctors recommended hysterectomies, they... Read more »Osteoporosis: Causes
...builders).Women and Estrogen. Experts are still puzzled by the rapid decline in bone density after menopause, when a womans ovaries stop producing estrogen. Estrogen comes in several forms:The... Read more »Urinary Tract Infection: Risk Factors
...occur within 24 hours of intercourse. (Sexual activity is less associated with cystitis in women after menopause.)UTIs are very rare in celibate women. It is important to stress, however, that... Read more »Heart Attack Symptoms and Warning Signs
...more likely you are to be a candidate. Those risk factors include some you can't control - your age, sex and genetic predisposition to atherosclerosis - and those you can influence, like... Read more »Images
Menopause - View images of the female reproductive system at different ages... Read more »
Related News
Boosting sex drive during menopause
April 14, 2009Many women experience diminished or absent sexual desire after menopause, and many also are reluctant to ask their doctors about this issue,... Read summary »
HRT Improves Quality of Life
September 02, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- For post-menopausal women -- even those without symptoms -- hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may improve quality of life. The... Read summary »
Gender Matters in Heart Transplants
November 17, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- For the more than 2,000 patients who undergo heart transplants each year, the risk of survival is better if they receive a... Read summary »
Gene Linked to Early Menopause
June 10, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? Scientists have identified genetic factors that influence the age at which a woman experiences menopause, and they said the... Read summary »
Soybeans Reduce Effects of Menopause
April 21, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- There may be something in soybeans that can help reduce some of the symptoms of menopause. New research from Taiwan finds soy... Read summary »
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