Sex life is an essential lubricant between couples. If you don’t want to get pregnant and have children, you must take contraceptive measures to prevent eggs and sperm from combining to form fertilized eggs. Why do women get pregnant because they have eggs? Therefore, many people think that women no longer ovulate after menopause and do not need contraception during sexual intercourse. However, in fact, it depends on the situation.

Do women need contraception during sexual intercourse after menopause?

Menopause refers to the decline of ovarian function. The ovaries no longer have the function of ovulating and secreting hormones. In this case, pregnancy will not occur and contraception is not required for sexual intercourse. However, because each woman's postmenopausal situation is different, whether to use contraception varies from person to person. If menstruation is regular, the age is relatively old, the menstrual cycle is prolonged or even no menstruation occurs, it can be judged as amenorrhea for more than one year. In this case, there are generally no eggs, and contraception is not required for sexual intercourse.

However, some women suffer from menstrual disorders due to infrequent menstruation or even no menstruation for a long time. However, their ovarian function is normal, they still have follicle reserves, and ovulation will occur when the follicles mature and develop. In this case, unintended pregnancy may occur without contraceptive measures. Therefore, you must first determine whether you are truly menopausal. You can judge whether you are truly menopausal based on your age, symptoms, and go to the hospital to check ovarian function and endometrium to let the doctor determine whether you are truly menopausal.

What should you pay attention to when having sex after menopause?

1. Do a good job of lubrication

Because hormone secretion decreases after menopause, women's vaginal secretions decrease and they are prone to painful sexual intercourse. In this case, lubricants can be used to increase vaginal moistness to prevent pain during sexual intercourse from shadowing women and causing them to exclude sexual intercourse.

2. Make preliminary preparations

Because hormones decrease after menopause, women’s sexual desire will also decrease. At this time, it is easy to lose interest in sexual life due to low sexual desire, which affects the quality of sexual life. Therefore, we must make early preparations, communicate more between husband and wife, and have more foreplay to increase women’s sexual desire.

3. Do a good job of hygiene

Wash the vulva with warm water before and after sex to keep it hygienic and clean, and keep the vagina dry to avoid bacterial invasion that can cause inflammation and infection. The vaginal area after menopause has weak resistance, so good hygiene and hygiene can reduce the incidence rate.

Warm reminder: Women will enter menopause after reaching a certain age. Although hormones decline after menopause, they can still have sex, but they need to understand the various precautions for sex. In addition, various physical reactions will occur after menopause, such as irritability, sweating, poor sleep quality, etc. By taking relevant measures to improve discomfort symptoms, you can survive menopause safely without affecting your life and work.