How to Deal with Menopausal Sexual Pain?

      Sex between spouses is an essential part of marital life and a key factor in maintaining a good relationship. However, as people age, sexual function can diminish to some extent, and sensitivity can decrease. As a result, couples’ lives can be greatly affected, such as experiencing pain during sex. So what can we do to reduce the pain during sexual activity for menopausal couples?

      The reasons why couples’ sex lives are hindered include:

      1. Physiological factors. This is one of the most critical and common reasons in daily life today. Because around the age of menopause, women’s hormone levels decline, the vaginal wall shrinks, elasticity decreases, the required substances reduce, resulting in painful intercourse, and hindered sexual activities.

      2. Psychological barriers. Mental state is also a common factor that causes these symptoms. Many successful men in their 50s have the courage and mental state to be admired by some younger women on social media. This can unknowingly boost their self-esteem. On the other hand, after menopause, women’s hormone levels decline, and some nerve stimulants such as testosterone and β-endorphins metabolism decreases. Therefore, women are prone to physical fatigue, emotional depression, low sex drive, and body changes (such as obesity), which easily make them feel inferior, slow to arouse sexually, and even make their immediate family lack “sexual desire,” ultimately ruining the couple’s life.

      How to alleviate sexual pain during intercourse:

      1. Some women’s sexual experiences and expressions have not been affected significantly after menopause. In fact, women who keep regular sexual activity before menopause can still maintain stable sexual fusion even after the age of 60. Therefore, the arrival of menopause is not the end of a couple’s life, but rather should help menopausal women find ways to integrate into cognitive and specific issues.

      2. Estrogen is used under the guidance of a doctor. The reason for sexual pain is vaginal contraction and dryness. Therefore, menopausal women can use estrogen under the specific guidance of a doctor to improve the thickness and extensibility of vaginal epithelial cells, enhance female secretion, and reduce or eliminate sexual pain. In addition, women’s sex drive is also related to testosterone levels.

      As middle-aged and elderly people, many people are confused about menopausal women who cannot have sexual intercourse. In view of this, the mentioned methods can help everyone, but the most important thing is to maintain a good attitude, which is a crucial aspect of doing a good job in sexual health.