38 Reasons Why Sex Hurts After Menopause

Are you experiencing pain during sex after menopause? It could be due to one of these 38 common reasons, including perimenopause, vulvodynia, and genitourinary syndrome. Watch this video to learn more about what could be causing your post-menopausal pain.

Women in their 40s are experiencing perimenopause and menopausal symptoms like hot sweats and flushes, and yes - painful sex is also part of the deal.
In this video, we will demystify the subject of painful sex around or after menopause.

Chapters
00:00 Painful Sex (after menopause) and WHY no one is talking
03:51 Dyspareunia and Types
05:20 Causes of Painful Sex after Menopause
05:55 (Hormones) Genitourinary syndrome of menopause
06:37 Skin/Vulvodynia
07:03 Musculoskeletal (Pelvic pain, Vaginismus)
07:43 Infections
07:59 Structure (Pelvic organs, conditions, e.g. Constipation)
09:02 Cancer
09:51 Iatrogenic
10:18 Neurological (inc Shingles)

Genitourinary syndrome of menopause, vaginal or vulvar atrophy, Lichen sclerosis, Lichen planus
Vulvodynia, vestibulodynia, hypertonic pelvic floor, vaginismus, Arthritis, hip pain from other causes, general muscle pain in the pelvic area, sexually transmitted infections, pelvic inflammatory disease, Endometritis, Vulvovaginitis, Interstitial cystitis, pelvic mass (fibroids/ovarian cyst), pelvic adhesions related to internal scars or fibrous tissues after previous surgery, congenital abnormalities of the vulva or vagina, diverticular disease, & (Inflammatory Bowel Dx), pelvic organ prolapse, Constipation, Vulvar interepithelial neoplasm (VIN), Vulvar carcinoma, Paget's disease, Cervical Cancer, Womb Cancer, Tubal Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Colon cancer, Bladder cancer, sexual trauma (may also be unable to undergo gynecologic examination), FGM, cancer treatments like pelvic radiation and chemotherapy, pelvic surgery, hysterectomy and non-hysterectomy, scars,
sensitive nerves in the area around the vulva (Neuroproliferative vestibulodynia), inflamed, irritated or damaged (Pudendal neuralgia), Chronic pain as a complication of shingles (Postherpetic neuralgia).

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I'm Dr Sylvia Kama-Kieghe, AskAwayHealth Founder and creator of a healthcare platform of blogs, vlogs and other resources that provides simple health information online.

My training background is in family, community, and primary care medicine, and I'm licensed to practice in the United Kingdom as a General Practitioner and in Nigeria.

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⚡️Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners (FRCGP) UK
⚡️Fellowship, Royal Society of Medicine (FRSM); and Royal Society of Public Health (FRSPH) UK
⚡️Diplomate of the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (DRCOG) and the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health (DFSRH), respectively,
⚡️Post-graduate Diploma in Mental Health Practice from the University of Manchester, UK
⚡️Urgent Care (Out Of Hours) Clinician and Supervisor
⚡️General Practice Examiner

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[georgiam]

Thank you for the name “lady bits”; I’m so adopting that. I have several medical disorders, so I’m great at handling terminology on other things, but there’s a bit of stigma where I live about using the terminology for lady bits (not to mention how many women I have chatted with surprise me by not even knowing what I consider base info about fertility like the cycle of an egg and how our insides are built), so I feel videos like this are super important. Thank you so much! It’s also nice to have a straightforward explanation without the “doom and gloom” that surrounds perimenopause and menopause, and guidance on what should be discussed with our provider.

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