Causes, symptoms and treatment of vaginal dryness (interview with a specialist doctor) / Positive Green Magazine

Vaginal dryness makes you unable to enjoy your sex as you should. Also, if you have this condition, you will be exposed to various infections. What should we do to treat vaginal dryness? In this article, we will give you all the necessary explanations. In addition, in this video, you can listen to the words of Dr. Saida Esadi about how to improve vaginal dryness and rejuvenate the vagina:

What is vaginal dryness?

Vaginal dryness is an unpleasant and sometimes painful condition that affects a person’s life. Vaginal dryness can be very annoying when exercising, urinating and having sex. Normally, there is a lining and mucus in the vaginal area that helps keep it thick and elastic. Vaginal dryness occurs when your vaginal tissues lose their moisture and become thin. In this case, you will have a lot of pain during sex.

Vaginal dryness can occur at any age, but it is most common in postmenopausal women. Because during menopause, the level of estrogen hormone, which helps keep the vaginal lining moist, decreases. Low estrogen levels cause the vaginal walls to become thin and dry. One of the best ways to treat vaginal dryness is to use lubricant gel.

• About 17% of women aged 18 to 50 complain of vaginal dryness. More than half of postmenopausal women face vaginal dryness.

What is the cause of vaginal dryness?

Before dealing with vaginal dryness treatment solutions, we must first know the cause of this condition. In most cases, vaginal dryness occurs due to a decrease in the level of estrogen in the body, and it is mostly seen during menopause. But there are other reasons:

• Breastfeeding and childbirth
• Birth control pills and any other hormonal drugs
• Cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and hormone therapy
• diabetes
• Anti-estrogen drugs to treat fibroids and some antidepressants and antihistamines
• The operation of removing the ovaries
• Sjogren’s syndrome
• Lack of sexual arousal
• Excessive use of detergents to wash the vagina and its surroundings

Complications of vaginal dryness

In order to get rid of the complications of vaginal dryness, the only solution is to treat vaginal dryness. When the vaginal area is dry, a person may experience the following symptoms:

• Burning and itching
• Bleeding after sex (due to the opening of the vaginal wall tissue)
• Pain in the vaginal area
• Frequent genital infections
• More need to urinate
• Reluctance to have sex

Treatment of vaginal dryness

Fortunately, there are many solutions to treat vaginal dryness:

Medication to treat vaginal dryness

Some drugs can replace estrogen in the body and be effective in treating vaginal dryness:

Estrogen ointment or pills

These drugs should be directly inserted into the genital area with the applicator. Most of them must be used daily to be effective.

Spamifene

This drug is called a selective estrogen modulator and is taken orally. Spamifene acts like estrogen and prevents sexual intercourse from becoming painful while treating vaginal dryness.

Dehydroepiandrosterone

Another drug to treat vaginal dryness is androgenic dehydroepiandrosterone. This medicine acts like estrogen and enters the body with vaginal suppositories.

To know which method is best for you, you should consult your doctor.

Lubricating gel or lubricant to treat vaginal dryness

You can get lubricant gel from pharmacies without a doctor’s prescription. By keeping the vaginal mucosa moist, these gels help to relieve vaginal dryness and reduce pain during sex.

How to use lubricant gel

In order to reduce the pain during intercourse with your partner, use a gel lubricant just before you start having sex. This gel should usually be pumped in the palm of the hand and applied to the entire genital area. Lubricant gels can be water, oil or silicone based. But if you plan to use a condom at the same time, you should only use water-based lubricants.

Other methods to treat vaginal dryness

If you have seen in the video uploaded in this article, there are other solutions to treat vaginal dryness as well as help rejuvenate the vagina, each of which we will mention here:

RF method

In order to rejuvenate the vaginal area, the RF method can be used. RF waves help to eliminate the dryness of the vagina and make the person no longer have pain during sex. Some of the advantages of RF are as follows:

• Urinary incontinence treatment
• Relieving the weakness and sagging of the vaginal muscles
• Improvement of pelvic and bladder prolapse
• Regulating humidity and eliminating vaginal dryness
• Lifting and shaping the vaginal area

Ozone therapy device or DBD

This device helps to rejuvenate the vaginal mucosa and is effective in the treatment of vaginal infections. When this device is used to rejuvenate the vaginal area, it will also help treat vaginal dryness.

Carboxytherapy to treat vaginal dryness

In this method, with the help of a needle, carbon dioxide gas is injected under the mucosa of the vaginal area, and in this case, blood supply and oxygen supply are improved. Therefore, it not only helps in rejuvenating the vagina, but also in curing the dryness of the vagina.

PRP

In the PRP method, platelets are separated from the individual’s own cells. Then with Centrifuge These cells are prepared and can be injected into all areas of the penis to help treat vaginal dryness.

Natural treatment of vaginal dryness

Natural oils such as grapeseed oil, olive oil, sunflower oil, or coconut oil may be a safe home remedy for vaginal dryness. These oils should be used as an external lubricant before intercourse. However, be careful that these materials may cause the condom to tear. Therefore, we only suggest using water-based lubricant gels when using condoms. If the mentioned oils are not disinfected, they may cause contamination and infection in the genital area.

Treatment of vaginal dryness with traditional medicine

In traditional medicine, the following solutions are suggested for the treatment of vaginal dryness:

Sesame oil to improve vaginal dryness

Dip a cotton ball in sesame oil and apply it to the outside and inside of the vagina. This solution can help you get rid of vaginal dryness and its complications. Apart from sesame oil, you can also use other oils such as violet oil, almond oil, and flax oil.

Marshmallow for vaginal dryness

Marshmallow is also recommended to treat vaginal dryness in traditional medicine. You should boil the marshmallow in water and when it is lukewarm, pour it in the basin and sit on it. Do this several times a day to help relieve vaginal dryness.

You can use the combination of honey and water as well as the combination of apple cider vinegar and water to cure vaginal dryness, which of course must be repeated several times a day to get results.

final word

In this article, we discussed ways to treat vaginal dryness. There are various solutions to cure vaginal dryness, and it is better to choose one of them with the doctor’s opinion. The easiest way that you can choose with the lowest cost is to buy lubricant gel. With the help of this product, you will experience better sex.