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Is painful intimacy ‘all in my head’?

April 22, 2021 barbdepree

Lubricants aren’t doing enough to make it pleasurable—or even comfortable. The anticipation of pain is keeping me from even trying.…

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Posted in: Intimacy Filed under: estrogen, intimacy, lubricants, painful intercourse

Q: Can I have comfortable intercourse again?

January 7, 2021 barbdepree

I’m four years past menopause, and in addition to hot flashes and other symptoms, I have dryness and vaginal atrophy.…

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Posted in: Intimacy Filed under: intimacy, painful intercourse, sexual health

Why does it feel like everything is shrinking and shriveling?

June 18, 2020 barbdepree

My “down there” seems to be changing, and not for the better.  In part, it seems that way because things…

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Posted in: Intimacy Filed under: estrogen, hormone therapy, intimacy, localized hormones, lubricants, menopause, painful intercourse

Could my old episiotomy scar be causing me pain?

June 29, 2018 barbdepree

It would be very, very unusual for an old episiotomy scar to become problematic. You say you experience dryness, irritation,…

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Posted in: Intimacy, Physical Health Filed under: atrophy, dryness, estrogen, painful intercourse, testosterone

Does long-term sitting contribute to pelvic muscle spasms? What can help?

April 2, 2018 barbdepree

You say you’re using estrogen therapy, have sufficient lubrication, but are experiencing pelvic muscle spasms that cause you some discomfort…

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Posted in: Intimacy Filed under: painful intercourse, pelvic tone

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