The Power of Comfort: Rethinking Sexual Wellness in Menopause with Sally Mueller
Intimate wellness is not about sex. It is about comfort, confidence, connection, and quality of life. And you deserve to prioritize it.
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Why does sexual health matter for women in midlife?
Sexual health is essential to your whole health and longevity. It's directly tied to physical vitality, mental well-being and overall life satisfaction. Three out of four midlife women are experiencing changes to their libido, and most of us never talk about it. Most of these issues are completely treatable. Try this: before your next appointment, document your symptoms, their timing, and how they're affecting your life. Prepare specific questions, and make an appointment specifically to address your sexual health.
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Top Products and Rituals for Intimate Wellness & Self-Care
Intimate wellness isn't optional or indulgent, it's essential self-care that supports your comfort, confidence, and connection to your body in midlife.
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The Good Vibes Episode: Vibrators, Libido, and Midlife Sexual Wellness
Self-pleasure scored 4.35 out of 5 for easing menopause symptoms, ahead of diet, exercise, and supplements. Only 4 percent of postmenopausal women say a doctor ever brought it up.
Play episode 80- The Power of Comfort: Rethinking Sexual Wellness in Menopause with Sally Mueller
- Top Products and Rituals for Intimate Wellness & Self-Care
- The Good Vibes Episode: Vibrators, Libido, and Midlife Sexual Wellness
- FDA Removes Black Box Warning From Hormone Therapy: What Women Need To Know In 2025
- Lifestyle Medicine for Menopause: 6 Pillars to Restore Energy, Sleep & Hormonal Balance
- The Girlfriend Doctor's Essential Guide to Intimate Wellness for Midlife Women with Dr. Anna Cabeca
- A New Era for Women's Sexual Health Arrives (Through Red Light and Tech Innovation)
- Embrace Sexual Wellness in Menopause & Beyond
- Redefining Sexual Medicine and Education for Midlife Women with Dr. Rachel Rubin
- The Pleasure Prescription: A Path to Healing with Physical Therapist Dee Hartmann
- Nurturing Your Vulva Garden: A Path to Renewed Pleasure in Midlife with Dr. Maria Uloko
- A Coach for Your Vagina? How Pelvic Floor Care Changes Everything with Kim Vopni
Why Does Sex Hurt Now?
Pain during sex in midlife usually traces to tissue or pelvic floor changes, and it can be mistaken for other conditions. It has real causes.
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Why does sex hurt now?
Pain during sex in midlife is common, physical, and real. It usually traces to changes in vaginal and vulvar tissue, and it can be mistaken for other conditions, including a recurring urinary tract infection. It is not something you imagined, exaggerated, or caused. It is a signal from your body, not a verdict on you. Read the article
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