Conditions
Vaginal Dryness
It’s natural for a woman’s vagina to be moist, providing an essential self-cleansing mechanism. Moisture usually increases before sex, but just like many best laid plans, your vagina may not want to play the game. This can be due to a number of psychological factors, but women may find they experience dryness after the menopause. This is due to the fall in oestrogen levels, which makes the vagina thinner and dryer. Extra lubrication is also lost as the glands produce fewer secretions. Fortunately, lubricating gels are available to ease dryness during sex; and for post-menopausal women there are oestrogen creams that can be effective. A bit of time and patience in the bedroom can also help…
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I am 26 years old and happily married I have been suffering from Vaginal Dryness for over 2 years. I have tried everything and it keeps depressing me even more that I cannot have a proper sexual relationship with my husband even on our wedding night I couldn't have sex as it was causing severe discomfort. My GP has put me antibiotics and things like that and it makes it a million times worse, again I have tried to look online for anything that can help me but I cannot find anything that is helpful, this has been putting a strain on my relationship fro a long time. It has become worse now that I have become very ill, is there anyone one who can please help me
i am 32 and needed to go to Poland- my home country to get the answer...the doctor put me on vaginal pills the Vagifem which contains Estradiolum natural femal hormone...hope it will work for me. Maybe you shoul ask your GP for perscription for it as well
From the age of 44years I have had 3 Bartholins Abscess's 1 burst on its own and the other 2 had to be surgically removed, I am now 59 years but since then I have experienced very painfull intercourse, I have tried all sort's of cream's and potion's but none of them work very well, I can almost feel a area of extreme pain when my husband enter's could this be due to the surgical procedure and if so can anything be done to help me?
Hi i am 16 years old and it is really painfull to have sex with my partner. I was looking at a chlamidyia leaflet the other day and saw that i have a the symptoms but i have had the swab and urnine sample and they both came back negative. I can't seem to get wet hardly anymore and i think it's a bit weird for a 16 year old, can someone pleaase HELP ME!!!!
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im 18 years old and when having sex i always become dry when he is in me im wet but when he cums out with in a second it dry n realy hurts me for him to go back in , this also happens with play .
i have noticed that i have on the entrance to my vagina a white marking on each side which is very dry and i dnt knw what it is??i had a smear this year which showed signs of TV but i have been treated for that and so has my partner, i also have what looks like a spot or boil on the inside of my leg near my vagina which is abit sore but i think it was a skin tag to start with
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hi im 21 years of age for the last couple of weeks i have been experiencing reali bad itching in and around my wee wee hole could you please help me because its worrying me and tell me what to use to get rid of it?
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Hi, im 18 and ive never had sex before but lately ive been experiencing extreme discomfort down there. Its mostly dry and itchy when i get out of the bath but then later on th the day it seems to have particles which look like little balls of sweaty skin :s. I also found a lump on one of the actual lips but it could be a spot because i usually get them there. Im just wondering what could be wrong.
My vagina is dry and sometimes itchy, it also hurts when the penis goes in. i also wonder if it looks right as i am very embaresed about it. is this because of too much sex? please help
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Hi, Im 24 and recently i have noticed that down below the colour of the skin on the *lips* have started to turn white in areas on both sides. I have been using fungal cream on it but that isnt making a difference and im to embarrsed to see my doctor about it. Has anyone else experienced this or no what i can do to get rid of it. Thanks
does a womens vagina have a self cleaning mecanism whichcleans itself. as myself and my partner is haven a dispute about this
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