Local Estrogen, Vaginal Dryness
Estrogen may soon be available as an over the counter medication… In the UK. Understanding the Issue Estrogen and hormone therapy (HT) for menopause symptoms has been controversial in the United States since a 2002 study called the Women’s Health...
GSM, Painful Sex, sexual health, Vaginal Dryness, Vaginal Laser
A Best Kept Secret… If there is one best kept secret about menopause, it’s vaginal dryness. Even though over half of all women between the ages of 51 and 60 are suffering, only about 7% are getting any treatment. Why Don’t More Women...
Chronic illness, Estrogen, osteoporosis, Premature Menopause, sexual health, Vaginal Dryness
Menopause symptoms are no fun. Some of the symptoms are physical, like hot flashes. Others are emotional, like mood swings. Yet others are sexual, like vaginal dryness or decreased sex drive. Would these symptoms be different for women who go through menopause at an...
Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause, GSM, menopause symptoms, Menopause treatment, Painful Sex, Vaginal Dryness, VAGINAL PAIN
It’s common. It’s painful. But nobody wants to talk about it – vaginal dryness and painful sex. But if you do have it, you’re not alone. Roughly half of women after menopause will have vaginal dryness or painful sex. Doctors call it Genitourinary...
Early Menopause, General Health, Hot Flashes, Menopause, Painful Sex, Premature Menopause, Sexuality, Stroke, Vaginal Dryness
Tuesday February 26th the FDA approved a new drug for painful sex. It’s called Osphena and it is a selective estrogen receptor modulator or SERM. This medication is similar to other medications iof this type such as Tamoxifen and Raloxifene. SERMs activate some...
