By Ronke Aramide
Coping with the menopause stage is a herculean task for women; at this stage, all reproductive organs will shrink and go back to the pre-puberty stage, no much sexual feelings or sensations anymore.
Breast and vagina are concerned with sexual activities,(the place we touch/ wash on the surface is called vulva, not vagina) the vagina will be shortened and tightened, the rugae (the folded area in the vagina,where men have the sensation during intercourse) becomes very dry because of the absence of oxytocin and estrogen that lubricates the vagina, this causes pains during sex preventing women from having enjoyable sex at this stage except with the aid of artificial lubricants.
Women nowadays go to any length to want to satisfy their husbands sexually by introducing some dangerous stuff to their vagina which later bounced back as cancer. As we pray for long life together, we must act for long life in good health too, hence women are advised to desist from washing their vagina with cloves, salt water,alum etc.
The items mentioned above kills the normal micro organisms like the fluoride that is needed to keep the place healthy. Note that, vagina is not meant to be tight or washed with soap, it is supposed to be wet and it is self cleaning.
Introducing items like alum, cloves, soapy water, perfume etc which are acidic in nature kills the natural alkaline of the vagina, although the man will enjoy it but the woman will have laceration because the place is too tight and can lead to cancer if care is not taken because women have several hormones working for and against each other in the body.
During the sexually active stage, estrogen, progesterone, oxytocin and Luteinizing homones are secreted monthly until there’s conception. Immediately the placenta drops after delivery, the prolactin level will be high in order to aid milk production in the breast. If anyone is not pregnant and not breastfeeding but usually have milk when the breast is pressed, she should run to the hospital immediately. Women are prone to having cancer of the ovary, vagina cancer, breast cancer, cancer of the uterus, hence proper care must be taken and avoid introducing strange items to the body.
At menopausal stage, women experience hormonal imbalance and they don’t enjoy sexual activities anymore, this may lead to having a separate room and feeling indifferent about their partners. Sometimes they have sleeping disorder, having little sleep or remaining awake through the night because of the absence of estrogen that relax the smooth muscle for sleeping. Other homones that supports high libido are, Oxytocin, Serotonin plus estrogen and progesterone.
In conclusion, women should note that, there’s no treatment for menopause, neither can it be reversed, anything that has a beginning must have an end. It can however be managed by the couple, both must prepare for it and determine to assist each other in love. Before sex, there should be a longer foreplay, affection and understanding by improved communication, there should be some psychological care, preparation of the mind through love talks, cuddling, romance etc to enhance the secretion of serotonin.
Eat good food especially fruits, vegetables, lean meat, whole grains, nuts and legumes, fish, olive oil and more.
Women should not think God has forsaken them or being attacked, it is a necessary change that must occur.
Women even finds it difficult to cum if eventually sex takes place, this is still normal because the cells supporting this action are no longer functional, women tend to be hypertensive at this stage and are prone to other minor diseases because the immune system is low, thus women are advised to take good care of themselves and prepare for this stage, which is inevitable.
