Vaginal dryness, painful sex, libido, and intimacy — practical, honest answers.
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Sharp, burning, or hypersensitive nipple pain that seems to have no cause — oestrogen fluctuation directly affects nipple and areola tissue, and this symptom is far more common in perimenopause than most women are told.
Pain during sex, vanished desire, and a body that feels unfamiliar — these changes are hormonal, common, and treatable. Here is a clear, clinical explanation of what is happening and what options exist.
If you're leaking when you sneeze, rushing to the bathroom urgently, or getting UTIs more often in your 40s — oestrogen loss is the likely reason. Here's the biology and what you can do.
Perimenopause does not always reduce libido. Some women feel a significant and unexpected increase in sexual desire — and there is a clear hormonal explanation for why.