While aging adults may have visions of living their golden years with freedom and comfort, a few of the realities of getting older are definitely not freeing or comfortable. For example, menopause might trigger feelings of joy from women who don’t want the hassle of having a monthly period, but like puberty, the hormonal changes that occur can leave you feeling like you don’t know your own body anymore. Genitourinary syndrome of menopause causing vaginal atrophy isn’t exactly one of life’s pleasures, but there are ways to ease your discomfort and get your vagina back into shape. A proven treatment option to combat the symptoms of menopause includes using a vaginal dilator to help reshape and strengthen your vagina to relieve symptoms of discomfort and pain.
Painful Sex Postmenopause
Up to 45 percent of postmenopausal women say sex is painful. One of the most common reasons is that the ovaries produce less estrogen as women approach and then pass menopause. Without estrogen, the vagina doesn’t naturally stretch much, and the tissue often becomes dry and thin. This causes anything from a dry feeling and tightness to severe pain during intercourse. After sex, it’s common for the vagina or vulva to burn or feel very sore. Because this is not at all pleasurable, over time, many women choose to simply avoid sex. But inflammation can occur from infrequent sex, which, when mixed with insufficient lubrication, can lead to tearing and bleeding during penetration. Cue the anxiety! The brain learns that sex equals pain and really starts to sabotage the possibility of pleasurable sex. Anxiety over the possibility of pain can make all the physical symptoms worse, and thus a vicious cycle commences.
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There is hope, though. Vaginal dilators are a healthy, nonsurgical solution to help you take back control of your sex life. When used properly by following our step by step guide, menopause dilators gently stretch the vagina in order to help increase its capacity and elasticity. You start with a small size and then gradually increase the size over time to literally dilate the vagina to create more space inside. Eventually, the vagina becomes a more comfortable shape and length and helps you better control your pelvic floor muscles. Depending on your specific set of circumstances, it might be best to work with a therapist. If there isn’t anxiety or another mental component at play, simply trying the dilators in the comfort of your own home might work wonders for you. Try it alone, or get your partner involved. As long as there isn’t a medical issue such as infection causing your vaginal pain, vaginal dilation will likely help.
Keep in mind that change takes time. Be patient and try not to be too hard on yourself. Sexual health is important to most women, and you deserve the right to proper self-care at every stage of life. Vaginal atrophy as a result of genitourinary syndrome of menopause not be something you signed up for, but it doesn’t have to be a life sentence.
Take a look at the BioMoi line of vaginal dilators and get started on the path to a healthier, happier sex life.