We Might Be Ignoring What Really Affects Women's Sex Lives In Middle Age

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For years, I’d heard the same story: when women reach middle age, and perimenopause and menopause approach, our hormone shifts lead to physical changes, like increased vaginal dryness and less genital blood flow which can lower our sexual “function”. These were why I believed sexual interest and activity tended to dip as women got older. But there’s one problem – in study after study, middle-aged women seemed to suggest there was more to the picture. Ageing and menopause, and related “sexual function”, aren’t always the biggest predictors of sexual activity Firstly, 73% of women in one study…
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We Might Be Ignoring What Really Affects Women's Sex Lives In Middle Age
For years, I’d heard the same story: when women reach middle age, and perimenopause and menopause approach, our hormone shifts lead to physical changes, like increased vaginal dryness and less genital blood flow which can lower our sexual “function”. These were why I believed...