Vaginal Dryness
Guides to the causes and symptoms of vaginal dryness at every age, from postpartum to perimenopause, plus natural and medical ways to find relief.
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Exercise and Vaginal Dryness: Workouts, Cycling and Pelvic Floor Tips
Read article →: Exercise and Vaginal Dryness: Workouts, Cycling and Pelvic Floor TipsCan exercise cause vaginal dryness? How over-training, sweat, cycling and friction affect intimate comfort, and how pelvic floor exercises may help.
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Diabetes and Vaginal Dryness: Why It Happens and What Helps
Read article →: Diabetes and Vaginal Dryness: Why It Happens and What HelpsHow diabetes can lead to vaginal dryness, painful sex and more yeast infections, what the research shows, and practical steps that help.
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Can Vaginal Dryness Cause Bleeding? Spotting After Sex and When to Worry
Read article →: Can Vaginal Dryness Cause Bleeding? Spotting After Sex and When to WorryWhy vaginal dryness can cause light spotting after sex, the other causes of bleeding to rule out, why bleeding after menopause always…
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Vaginal Dryness After Hysterectomy or Surgical Menopause
Read article →: Vaginal Dryness After Hysterectomy or Surgical MenopauseWhether your ovaries were removed makes all the difference. Here’s why dryness can appear suddenly after surgery, what to expect and what…
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Vaginal Itching, Burning and Dryness: What’s Causing It?
Read article →: Vaginal Itching, Burning and Dryness: What’s Causing It?Itching, burning and dryness can come from low estrogen, infections or simple irritation. Here’s how to tell the common causes apart and…
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Vaginal Dryness in Your 20s and 30s: Causes and What Helps
Read article →: Vaginal Dryness in Your 20s and 30s: Causes and What HelpsVaginal dryness isn’t just a menopause problem. Here are the most common causes in your 20s and 30s, from birth control to…
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Medications That Cause Vaginal Dryness (and What to Do)
Read article →: Medications That Cause Vaginal Dryness (and What to Do)Allergy pills, antidepressants, birth control and other common medicines can cause vaginal dryness. Here’s how to tell, and what to do about…
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What Is Vaginal Atrophy? Symptoms, Causes and Treatment
Read article →: What Is Vaginal Atrophy? Symptoms, Causes and TreatmentVaginal atrophy, now called GSM, is thinning and drying of the vaginal lining caused by low estrogen. Learn the symptoms, causes and…
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Vaginal Dryness in Perimenopause: Early Signs and What Helps
Read article →: Vaginal Dryness in Perimenopause: Early Signs and What HelpsVaginal dryness often starts in perimenopause, years before your last period. Learn why it happens, the early signs, and what helps.
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Natural Remedies for Vaginal Dryness: What Works and What to Avoid
Read article →: Natural Remedies for Vaginal Dryness: What Works and What to AvoidAn evidence-minded look at natural remedies for vaginal dryness, including which are worth trying and which to skip.