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The mind is a powerful thing when it comes to….sex during menopause.
Dr. Christian Northrup suggests that the mind plays as much a role in the ability or inability to experience pleasurable sex during the transition as estrogen and other hormones.
Indeed, a study recently published in Menopause Journal supports this supposition.
Researchers asked 200 Brazilian women between the ages of 40 and 65 to fill out a questionnaire on social/demographic factors, symptoms, behavior, reproduction and partner-related factors with the goal of determining things that influence painful intercourse (dyspareunia).
Overall, almost 40% of women surveyed experienced pain during intercourse, with study findings demonstrating that this was much more common in women who reported nervousness or depression. Conversely, factors that offered some protection against painful intercourse included the frequency of sexual activity.
The findings support Dr. Northrup’s contention that more is, well, more — that it is essential to incorporate healthy, sexual thoughts into our lives and engage in self- and partner-exploration often. Most importantly, we need to do things that keep us in touch with our life force, and cultivate inner pleasure in exchange for stress and emotions that accompany it.
Clearly, our minds and bodies are well connected. Take good care of both and that should help take are of any pain.
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how to pronounce “dyspareunia”?
Yes – more is well – more. On the male side medical research has indicted that ‘frequency of use’ is important for the good health of male reproductive organs, especially the prostate. To quote the vernacular: “keep the pipes clear”
Additionally frequent sexual activity releases chemicals that promote healthy mental/emotional well being, generally.
So my question is: how do social/religious mores impact our health? Are those who subscribe to abstinence or are not sexually active due to ‘choice’ are negatively affecting their health?
So in the parlance of American sports culture: “play ball”