After Menopause: How Sex Is Different
Sex in menopause can mean more than just a physical change.
Posted April 19, 2018
As most menopausal women could probably tell you, “the change” is about much more than just what is going on physically. For many, it’s a time of significant life change—a time to decide between what was “good enough” before and what is absolutely necessary for the second half of life. And this goes for sex, too. While earlier in a woman’s life, sex may have been about attracting or pleasing a partner, without much focus on herself, her attitudes about sex may be very different after menopause.
Here are some of the things I hear from my menopausal clients about sex at midlife :
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Laurie Watson is an AASECT certified sex therapist and the podcast host of FOREPLAY - Radio Sex Therapy on iTunes. She lectures at Duke and UNC’s medical schools and can be reached at AwakeningsCenter.org.
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