Sex experts often advise partners to have foreplay before having sexual intercourse.
One of the reasons is to enable the woman to get wet down there and the man to have a full erection.
Do you notice your vagina is dry suddenly and making love to your boyfriend or husband is uncomfortable for you?
Vagina Dryness
Vaginal atrophy which is also called atrophic vaginitis is the thinning and drying of the vaginal tissue, making penetration of the penis to be painful to women that experience it.
Causes of vaginal Dryness
There are several causes of vagina dryness and women go through a period at some point in their life when they have problems with vaginal dryness and wonder why they don’t get wet down there.
Women that are affected may think that vaginal atrophy is not common because the topic is not popular amongst women.
Vaginal atrophy or dryness can be a result of any of the following
- Ovulation
- Pregnancy
- Menstruation
- Menopause
- Anxiety and Depression
- Low libido (lack of desire for sex)
- Side effects of drugs
- Hormonal imbalance
The causes of a dry vagina can be physical, emotional, or hormonal but it’s nothing to worry about.
When it comes to the physical causes, hormonal problems can usually be assumed. Hormonal problems that cause vaginal dryness can often occur during women’s menopausal age.
Hormonal imbalance can also occur in younger women and lead to vagina dryness. In this case, you should consult a gynecologist for help.
If the problem, is severe, your doctor will refer you to an endocrinologist.
Much more often, however, emotional causes are responsible for a dry vagina during sex.
Also, anxiety or stress is another common factor – stress in work, health issues, debt, family problems, lack of trust in a relationship, anger can all be the reasons that your vagina is not wet and pleasurable sex is not possible.
Of course, dark thoughts can also affect sexuality or the relationship itself.
How to Treat Vagina Dryness?
A dry vagina can be treated by addressing the symptoms or causes, except when it’s menopausal dryness.
If the vagina does not have enough moisture for pleasurable sex, you can apply sex lubricants to moisturize the vagina.
In drug stores, you can get over-the-counter creams and moisturizers to help the vagina dryness to make penis penetration and sex painless.
Many women have experienced vaginal atrophy because of emotional factors and the condition is corrected without any medication once positive emotions are restored.
If vaginal atrophy occurs in a short period, moisturizing products are a good solution but if the vagina is dry and not getting wet again, the problem should be addressed by the gynecologist.
Many women have found that an open, honest conversation with their partner about problems in the relationship in general or in sexuality, in particular, can be very helpful, so you should talk it out with your husband.
Conclusion
A dry vagina is a common problem among women, but few people talk about to discuss it in public.
However, it is important to seek help in good time. The dry vagina can have physical causes but is more often an expression of emotional concerns.
Both partners are asked to treat each other with empathy and, if necessary, you can get professional support.
