Vaginal Dryness - Now There Is A Solution

What causes vaginal dryness?

Decreased estrogen levels are the main cause of vaginal dryness. Estrogen, a female hormone, helps maintain vaginal tissue health by maintaining normal vaginal lubrication, tissue elasticity, and acidity.

These factors create a natural defense against vaginal and urinary tract infections. When estrogen levels decrease, this natural defense also decreases, leading to a thinner, less elastic and more fragile vaginal lining with an increased risk of urinary tract infections.

One of the most common causes of vaginal dryness is a decrease in estrogen levels during menopause, after childbirth, or during breastfeeding. Cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy and radiation, can also lead to low estrogen and a decrease in vaginal fluids. The vagina depends on estrogen to be healthy.

Between childbirth - often multiple births - and falling estrogen levels due to menopause, the vagina undergoes a host of changes that lead to a defined sequence of conditions that starts with vulvovaginal relaxation and reduced elasticity and includes atrophic vaginitis (resulting in chronic irritation and discomfort). , urinary incontinence, as well as various manifestations of pain during intercourse and other sexual dysfunctions. Some or all of these conditions may coexist and their age of onset may vary.

Dealing with these conditions is problematic as women find it difficult to discuss these issues with their doctor or gynecologist.

The woman's decision to talk about her problem is the first and most decisive step in trying to solve it. Enumerating all symptoms during history taking and unhesitatingly mentioning discomfort during sexual intercourse will direct the doctor to the correct diagnosis.

The classic signs and symptoms of vaginal dryness are:

• Itching or stinging – at the opening of the vagina and in the lower part of the vagina;
• Burning sensation;
• Pain during intercourse;
• Pain or light bleeding when having sex;
• Frequent urination;
• Recurrent urinary tract infections.

Very often non-medicinal preparations such as herbal tablets, creams and lubricants are used to treat vaginal atrophy and the dryness it causes. Most of the time, however, these measures are minimally effective, resulting in no solution to the patients' problem.

The association of the problem with women's sexual life, unjustifiably makes it a taboo subject. At the same time, few patients know that the treatment is usually simple and extremely effective.