Staying sexually active during menopause can help boost body image and mood, says Elizabeth Poynor, MD, PhD, a gynecologist-oncologist in New York City. In this video, she explains other advantages to staying sexually active.
It can, it can actually help improve ones body image, ones sense of self, having sex can actually also release endorphins which makes you feel better, and there is something to that old adage use it or lose it. With the vagina as we age, the lack of estrogen contributes to atrophy and by using the vagina through intercourse, whether it's intercourse, vibrators, dilators, actually increases the blood flow to the vagina and can actually help to decrease pain with intercourse, so that's important to realize also.
Elizabeth Poynor, MD, PhD, FACOG is a gynecologic oncologist and pelvic surgeon. Her solo practice focuses on the care of woman at elevated risk of cancer based on abnormal Pap smear, medical history, or family history of cancer.
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