As age increases, the relationship and life between husband and wife become more dull and stable. Especially after women enter middle age, their ovarian function decreases, the secretion of estrogen in the body decreases, and sexual desire will also weaken. Many middle-aged women have great doubts about sex, so I will answer them one by one for you.

What common knowledge do middle-aged women have about "sex"?

1. Menopause is not a watershed in sexual life

Menopause is also the last menstrual period for women. The ovarian function decreases, the follicles no longer develop, and they will no longer secrete estrogen. The endometrium cannot be stimulated to grow correspondingly, leading to the cessation of menstruation. Menopause is a normal physiological phenomenon that every girl will face. Generally, women enter menopause around the age of 45 to 55, and their physical and psychological changes will undergo great changes. Therefore, in a sense, menopause is the watershed between old age and childbearing age. Before and after menopause, most women will experience a series of symptoms, such as night sweats, chest tightness, insomnia and dreaminess, palpitations, flushing and emotional instability, etc., which will inevitably affect the quality of sexual life and sexual desire. Because of the lack of estrogen support in the body, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases are prone to occur. In addition, insufficient estrogen in the body after menopause accelerates bone loss and causes osteoporosis. Hip and lumbar fractures may occur if you are not careful. In addition, it can also cause degenerative changes in the female nervous system and increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease.

Then returning to sexual life, after menopause, estrogen will slowly decrease, sexual desire will decrease, and the quality of sexual life will also decrease. However, as long as a healthy sex life is maintained, both men and women can stay young, and it is also conducive to physical and mental pleasure, achieving the effect of prolonging life. There are also many middle-aged and elderly couples in their 50s and 60s who also have high-quality sex, which means that women are menopausal. It’s not a watershed moment in sex life.

2. Reasons for weakened sexual life after menopause

After menopause, estrogen in women’s bodies decreases and cannot better support sexual physiology, causing vaginal dryness and loss of sexual desire. After menopause, the ovarian function of women slowly declines. The main estrogen is not secreted by the ovaries, but converted from androgens. Androgens are produced by ovarian stromal cells and adrenal glands. The decline in estrogen will cause earth-shaking changes in female reproductive organs, such as the fat in the perineum, mons pubis, and labia gradually shrinking and disappearing, pubic and armpit hair becoming sparse, and some reproductive organs such as fallopian tubes, ovaries, uterus, endometrium, and ovaries. The cervix can also shrink. The vaginal dilation ability becomes poor and loses elasticity, and the vaginal epithelium becomes white and thin. At the same time, vaginal secretions decrease and the vaginal epithelium undergoes atrophic changes, leading to local pain during sexual intercourse and decreased sexual desire.

3. Methods to improve the quality of sexual life after menopause

Because the vaginal walls of women become atrophied after menopause, they are not very sensitive to sexual stimulation. Vaginal dryness causes pain during intercourse, reduces sexual pleasure, and reduces sexual desire. In this case, you can use lubricants reasonably, try to increase foreplay in sexual life, and extend the caressing time, such as touching or kissing, which can improve the quality of sexual life.

Warm reminder

Middle-aged women should respond to their sexual life correctly and supplement estrogen reasonably under the guidance of a doctor. This can delay the atrophy of reproductive organs, stimulate an increase in secretions, and facilitate the recovery of sexual activities.