Need some professional advice.
As the story goes, I am a sixty year old single woman and I have a male friend arriving in 10 days for a romantic weekend, but I've been celibate for over a year now and am not doing any hormones or anything.
I know that my vagina is dry and likely shrunken – God, that sounds sad! Is there any help for me? What would you recommend? Last time I had sex it really hurt, that was over a year and a half ago. How can I prevent this from happening again?
Would appreciate advice from the sex guru.
Sincerely,
Old Susanna
Dear Susanna,
Thank you so much for your email. Seriously, you needn’t feel old any longer. Vaginal dryness is very common after menopause. In fact, about 49% of post-menopausal women will experience vaginal dryness due to a decrease in estrogen receptors in the vagina. Vaginal dryness commonly leads to painful sex.
I recommend using a personal moisturizer such as RepaGyn ® which is an ovule that is inserted into the vagina. I would recommend using this for eight days then twice weekly. Optimal treatment takes about two months but a lot of women will begin to feel better (experience symptom relief) within a week or two, so you should be in better form for your romantic weekend ahead.
Having sex is important in keeping the vagina feeling youthful as well. So this sex guru says you can begin your treatment with RepaGyn ® right away because it is a nautral product and can be found over the counter. It might be a good idea to add a lubricant during your upcoming romantic weekend with your male friend, too. Susanna, when your vagina begins to feel better you will notice that you won’t feel old anymore; your vagina will be more moist and it may in fact increase sexual sensation. With these tools in your armamentarium, I am sure that you will be inviting Prince Charming back to the bedroom much more!
All the best,
Maureen
Dear Maureen,
I'm 62 year olds and am suffering from vaginal dryness and atrophy and am currently using Vagifem with limited results. Should I change to Repagyn or can I use both simultaneously? I also use Replens before sex but still painful!
Hi Denise, Just making sure you are using Vagifem twice per week religiously. It optimizes after 2-3 months assuming you used it nightly for two weeks, before starting twice a week on a Monday and Thursday. If after that you still feel dry, use alternate days to the Vagifem, i.e. Wednesday and Saturday. Try using a lubricant during sex instead of Replens. Astroglide is a good one! If it does not resolve after a couple of weeks, please let me know. Best regards, Maureen
You can add a personal moisturizer Denise such as Repagyn on opposite nights of when you use Vagifem. It also takes 2-3 months for both to optimize. I would use a lubricant before sex (RepaGyn is a personal moisturizer) Use Astroglide. Best of luck! Maureen
Hi Maureen
My doctor recommends RepaGyn when I talked to her about vaginal dryness. It hurt when I pushed the suppository into the vagina.I wonder if it is because I did not push it far enough, I could feel it there.But this feeling disappeared after an hour or so. Perhaps the suppository was melted. I also experienced a lot of gas inside me the first evening when I tried it.It was hard to get out and the kept me awake in the evening.The next day around noon, I discovered some dark red discharge coming on my underpants.
Are these normal for new users? I have stopped using it as I am not sure if it is suitable for me.Please advise.
Thanks Maureen
Hi Mable, Thanks for your note. You might want to use a little water-based lube when you insert the Repagyn ovule into your vagina. You also might want to push the ovule in a bit further. The ovule probably did melt as you suspected. I would use this at your hour of sleep when you are going to bed. Likely because of the decreased estrogen in your vagina, some of the tissues may be thin and bleed a bit. It may have mixed with the melted ovule appearing as dark red discharge. The vagina is like a self cleaning oven, it cleans itself. I would give it another try. Your concerns are normal indeed for first time users. I'm unclear as to what you mean about the gas inside was hard to get out. Kindly clarify. What did you have for dinner that night? Best regards, Maureen
Thank you for all your very informative posts. I too have had problems with orgasms. I enjoy the act of lovemaking but find myself often frustrated at not being able climax.
I have maybe had 1-2 vaginal orgasms and I have this awful problem with clitoral orgasm. I get to the point where I feel myself coming soon and then I seem to bypass the explosion and find my clitoris is so sensitive that I can't touch or be touched. It's very frustrating. Any suggestions would be really appreciated.
Dear Karen, Have you tried the womanizer? It may help you to have multiple mind=blowing clitoral orgasms. Only 30% of women can climax vaginally. You may be able to climax with one guy and not another. http://www.backtothebedroom.ca/store/p11/Womanizer.html Thanks for your inquiry. All the best, Maureen
Hi Maureen, Funny you say that! I just did and yes it is pretty fantastic. I do have another problem though. I have recently just started having sex again after a dry period of about 8 years. And my clitoris has shrunk to a very tiny size. I think this is contributing to the problem. Any products that can help with this tiny problem? lol
Hi Karen, You might try low dose localized estrogen therapy but the Mona Lisa Touch a new novel laser therapy for vaginal dryness would be better. Good luck! Maureen