Aging affects a woman's hair color, skin and muscle tone, but does it impact her vaginal lubrication? In this video, obstetrician and gynecologist Dr. Evelyn Minaya talks about the effect of passing years—and other factors, as well.
Women's vaginal lubrication levels do change over time. This is partly due to a fluctuation of hormones specifically, estrogen. However, believe it or not disease processes such as thyroid disease, as well as a myriad of other things chemo, radiation therapy also you not feeling well in general, believe it or not can also decrease your lubrication in the vagina.
Evelyn Minaya, MD is a board certified obstetrician and gynecologist. She is a medical contributor for FoxNews, CNN and HeadLineNews, and has written articles for Redbook and Meridian Heath. She has also app read on The Dr. Oz Show.
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