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Pain during penetrative sex after menopause, any tips for intimacy?

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lovenotwar149 · 15/05/2026 14:14

Are other women having pain during penetrative sex after menopause? I am having to find other ways to be intimate with my partner now due to dryness and thin skin down there.
Any tips?

OP posts:
Maccar305 · 15/05/2026 20:26

Oestrogen cream worked for my fwb….

www.nhs.uk/medicines/hormone-replacement-therapy-hrt/vaginal-oestrogen/about-vaginal-oestrogen/

ChilledProsecco · 15/05/2026 21:13

OP, I started a similar thread in the “Menopause” section & had some lovely replies.

Perhaps ask for your thread to be moved there?

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