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Article: Products can ease way for sex after menopause
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- March 21, 2007
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Q. I'm 65 years old and hadn't had sex since my husband died 10
years ago. I finally met someone and after a romantic dinner we
ended up in bed. It was a complete disaster. It was so painful I was
in tears. Help!
A. For many menopausal women, intercourse that was once
pleasurable can feel like someone has put sandpaper on her partner's
genitals. Years ago the only option was to grab a tube of gloppy K-
Y Jelly and hope for the best. Now there are so many products
available, one practically needs a manual to figure out which
product to use, and where exactly to put it.
Most vaginal lubricants are water-based. While some are quite