And from Dr. Christiane Northrup (a favorite of Oprah's) we have the following tips:
1. Overcome cultural barriers.
2. Update your relationship. Communicating with your partner is the key to maintaining a healthy sexual relationship. While you may have a good relationship, it may be time to renegotiate some of the terms. Question what is no longer viable in your relationship and work with your partner on rekindling your passion together.
3. Make time for yourself and your partner. It can be hard to make the transition from caring for everyone else to taking care of yourself. When you make time for yourself, and allow some time to connect with your partner, your passion for each other will return.
4. Get your hormone levels checked. Androgens are the hormones associated with libido; however, declining levels of estradiol (E2) can also affect a woman’s potential for sexual arousal. Having a baseline panel is ideal; it may help you to know what your hormones levels are when your sex drive is normal for you, so that if and when you notice a change, you can test your hormones again to see if anything has changed.
5. Try progesterone cream. A little progesterone cream is often all you need to restore your libido. As a precursor to estrogen and testosterone, progesterone is important in maintaining sufficiently high levels of the other hormones for optimal sexual pleasure. A normal balance of progesterone also acts as a mood stabilizer and supports normal thyroid function.
6. Use over-the-counter lubricants. Regular intercourse, itself, helps keep the vaginal tissue strong and well-vascularized. However, some women experience uncomfortable vaginal dryness during menopause, even though their libido is fine. There are plenty of treatments that can help with this problem, including over-the-counter lubricants. Other solutions to vaginal dryness include estriol vaginal cream, or herbal remedies taken systemically, such as black cohosh, wild yam, Dong Quai or chasteberry . Vitamin E suppositories are also helpful.
7. Exercise. There is hardly a menopausal symptom that exercise cannot help, including low libido.
8. Tell the truth about your sexuality. All humans are sexual by nature. How you choose to express your sexuality depends upon many factors including your upbringing, your hormones levels, your general overall health, and your level of satisfaction with your current partner, if you have one.
9. Read Hot Monogamy, by Dr. Patricia Love. Dr. Love has identified nine factors that can help sustain libido and cultivate a sensual relationship with your partner and yourself.
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You may want to check out this video of another 60-old-woman who shares her story about sexuality at 60 ...
https://www.empowher.com/share/sexual-health/watch-this-woman-explains-i...
We also have this article about the affects of hormone replacement therapy on libido
https://www.empowher.com/news/night-sweats/2008/01/25/hormone-replacemen...
And from Dr. Christiane Northrup (a favorite of Oprah's) we have the following tips:
1. Overcome cultural barriers.
2. Update your relationship. Communicating with your partner is the key to maintaining a healthy sexual relationship. While you may have a good relationship, it may be time to renegotiate some of the terms. Question what is no longer viable in your relationship and work with your partner on rekindling your passion together.
3. Make time for yourself and your partner. It can be hard to make the transition from caring for everyone else to taking care of yourself. When you make time for yourself, and allow some time to connect with your partner, your passion for each other will return.
4. Get your hormone levels checked. Androgens are the hormones associated with libido; however, declining levels of estradiol (E2) can also affect a woman’s potential for sexual arousal. Having a baseline panel is ideal; it may help you to know what your hormones levels are when your sex drive is normal for you, so that if and when you notice a change, you can test your hormones again to see if anything has changed.
5. Try progesterone cream. A little progesterone cream is often all you need to restore your libido. As a precursor to estrogen and testosterone, progesterone is important in maintaining sufficiently high levels of the other hormones for optimal sexual pleasure. A normal balance of progesterone also acts as a mood stabilizer and supports normal thyroid function.
6. Use over-the-counter lubricants. Regular intercourse, itself, helps keep the vaginal tissue strong and well-vascularized. However, some women experience uncomfortable vaginal dryness during menopause, even though their libido is fine. There are plenty of treatments that can help with this problem, including over-the-counter lubricants. Other solutions to vaginal dryness include estriol vaginal cream, or herbal remedies taken systemically, such as black cohosh, wild yam, Dong Quai or chasteberry . Vitamin E suppositories are also helpful.
7. Exercise. There is hardly a menopausal symptom that exercise cannot help, including low libido.
8. Tell the truth about your sexuality. All humans are sexual by nature. How you choose to express your sexuality depends upon many factors including your upbringing, your hormones levels, your general overall health, and your level of satisfaction with your current partner, if you have one.
9. Read Hot Monogamy, by Dr. Patricia Love. Dr. Love has identified nine factors that can help sustain libido and cultivate a sensual relationship with your partner and yourself.
To read more, visit this link.
https://www.empowher.com/community/blog/christiane-northrup/sexuality-me...
Please let us know what works best for you.
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