Just like the rest of your body, your vagina will undergo some changes as you get older. It's not something to fear. None of that woe is my poor vagina, which must face off against the dreadful ravages of time stuff. Nah, it's normal, and knowing what's to come can help alleviate any of the shock you might otherwise feel upon discovering these changes.
Sex After How Aging Affects Your Vagina | The Dr. Oz Show
Sexual responses are different in older men and women than younger people. Just getting older is one cause of the change in response, but things other than age can also have an effect. For example, some medicines can affect how you respond to sexual activity. Some diseases such as diabetes or heart disease can make it harder to have or keep an erection. As women get older, they may have the changes in their genital area and their physical responses during sex, such as:.
These days, we look at our vaginas — or more correctly, vulvas — much more than women or men used to. And as we get older or after childbirth, many of us are shocked to find the area has changed. First things first. Just as everyone has a different body shape, eye colour, or preference for sexual partner, there is also enormous variation in vaginas and vulvas, regardless of age.
It's the unsung hero of sex, conception, and childbirth, but I bet you barely know your vagina. Time and life events like, say, stretching to accommodate the passage of a baby all have an effect on your vagina, which can change in size, shape, and lubrication throughout your life. Basically, the only thing that doesn't age in this world is Paul Rudd.