#**ATG VAGINAL DRYNESS**

in #health7 years ago

CAUSES & REMEDISE FOR VIGANAL DRYNESS

This is a family common complain among women especially those in the pre menopausal/menoposal category. Viganal dryness can lead to itching and painful sexual intercourse, bringing soreness and even bleeding.
Inasmuch as Viganal dryness is common during menopause; however women of any age can experience it. One major problem of Vaginal discharged is a reduction in the eustroge.
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A drop in eustrogen can happen during pregnancy,medication likeboral contraceptives,stress,depression,or menopause. Estrogen isca very important hormone in sextuality, it plays a rolevin keeping the vaginal moist and lubricated. This hormone helps to maintain the vaginal's normal environment, normal acidity levels and elasticity. So by default, when the level is decreased, the lining of the vaginal produces less lubrication leading to dryness.

MANAGEMENT OF VAGINAL DRYNESS

  • USE OF TOPICAL HORMONE

Management of dryness is based on the cause and the most common cause is reduced estrogen, which can be treated using topical estrogen products. However, care must be taken while using estrogen. It must be prescribed by the doctor. Estrogen can cause some side effect which includes;

  1. Weight gain

  2. Fluid retention

  3. Nausea/vomiting

  4. Headaches

  5. Breast tenderness/heaviness

  6. Spotting of the skin

  7. Increased risk of stroke,blood clots and some forms of breast and ovarian cancers.

  • OTHER TREATMENTS

Other treatments of dryness includes:

Use lubricants or products that stimulate the natural moisture. The best lubricant is water based products,which can help add water to the vaginal lining. Their effectiveness can last for hours at a time, making them a good alternative when dryness causes discomfort during sexual intercourse.

  1. Vaginal moisturizer.

  2. Plesas note that you must first talk to your doctor before taking any of the above- mentioned treatment, as some might interfere with other medication

  3. Avoid Vaginal cleanser

  4. Avoid douches

  5. Use of natural oil like Grapeseed,olive oil, sweet almonds, sunflower or coconut are natural oils that are gentle during or after bathing and even with sexual intercourse.

  6. Avoid using soap on the Vaginal: This is because these products will only make dryness worsened.

  7. Engage in regular sexual intercourse. This is because when dryness can make sex uncomfortable,having intercourse more regularly actually promote natural lubricant,thus alleviating dryness.

  • SUMMARY

Vaginal Dryness can be uncomfortable and embarrassing. Be calm and be patient with yourself, have faith in any option of treatment. Remember, no matter the extent you will always behave options, be it mild or severe dryness.

Remember, women are weird and differently,some will find tha improving their diet and using a personal lubricant might alleviate their vaginal dryness, while for other women, they may chose to use stronger treatments including estrogen hormone.
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Very informative post and got to learn a lot, thanks for sharing.

Waooooooooo knowledge is power. This piece is awesome and timely for the women folk.
When you have information you are prepared for the future.

A lot of information for the ladies.

Thanks for sharing this wonderful and educative post.

I'm a male but I've learnt something from this
God bless the author

Engage in regular sexual intercourse. This is because when dryness can make sex uncomfortable,having intercourse more regularly actually promote natural lubricant,thus alleviating dryness.

I wan feel form 4 number 7. 😂

Thanks for this educative info..

I closed my eyes a bit and stopped imagining the things you were saying but surely I've learnt something

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Very helpful dear. Keep it up.