What methods are used to treat vaginal dryness?

The female private parts should be very moisturized, but many people often use sterilizing cleaning products for a long time due to improper cleaning, which will cause the female vagina to be too sanitary, the mucous membrane and secretions to be damaged, and vaginal dryness to occur. Vaginal dryness will not only cause pain during sexual intercourse, but also urethral pain during normal urination. Vaginal dryness has a great impact on the body. In normal times, you should pay attention to conditioning and use lubricants to increase the moisture of the vagina.

Understanding the causes of vaginal dryness

If you have vaginal dryness, don’t just buy a bottle of lubricant and be done with it! To treat vaginal dryness, you must first understand what causes it. Have you stopped menstruating? Women who are in menopause or near menopause may need to supplement with female hormones. Many people interpret estrogen supplementation as a way for women to avoid aging. In fact, hormone deficiency will not only cause aging and vaginal dryness, but also cause atrophy and thinning of the vaginal and vulvar tissues, resulting in loss of vaginal wrinkles, loss of vaginal elasticity and dryness, imbalance of vaginal pH and susceptibility to infection. In addition to pain during sexual intercourse, excessive dryness can also cause itching and burning in the vagina.

Treatment for vaginal dryness in menopausal women

In addition to vaginal problems, lack of estrogen can also cause atrophy of the urethral mucosa, making women more prone to frequent urination, and even painful urination and urinary incontinence. Therefore, unless women are at high risk of developing breast cancer, endometrial cancer, etc., it is usually recommended that women supplement hormones. There are oral medications, hormone creams and gels, and recently there are new plant-based hormone gels. If you just want to solve the problem of dryness, there is also hyaluronic acid gel that can be used topically, but this refers to the treatment method for women in menopause or menopause.

What to do if vaginal dryness occurs

Be prepared for sex

If vaginal dryness occurs during sexual intercourse, you can change the sexual position or location frequently. Do enough foreplay before sex to fully arouse women's sexual desire.

Use lubricant

Women can choose water-soluble vaginal lubricants to moisturize.

· Chinese medicine treatment

Astragalus, angelica, wolfberry, Ligustrum lucidum, Polygonum multiflorum, Rehmannia glutinosa, etc. have therapeutic effects on vaginal dryness. Chinese medicine also uses Chinese herbal prescriptions such as Liuwei Dihuang Pills, Wuzi Yanzong Pills, Siwu Decoction, Yougui Pills, and Yuqianjin Gel Sticks for treatment.

Use of estrogen

Local indirect application of estrogen into the vagina can treat vaginal dryness caused by endocrine disorders.

Improve physical fitness

Women can also improve vaginal dryness by exercising regularly and improving their physical fitness.

Treat diseases

Treating chronic diseases and vaginal inflammation can enhance immunity and increase hormone secretion.

Avoid misuse of birth control pills

Contraceptive pills have serious side effects, so other family planning products can be used instead of contraceptive pills.