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Hormone Changes and Women's Sexual Health

Jan 31, 2025 09:38AM ● By Deborah Matthew, MD, ABOIM, ABAARM

As women age, hormonal shifts can significantly affect sexual health and intimacy. These changes often begin in the perimenopausal years when fluctuations in estrogen, progesterone and testosterone levels can lead to symptoms including vaginal dryness, decreased libido and painful intercourse.

Hormones are integral to sexual desire, arousal and satisfaction, and many women experience mood changes, fatigue and stress that can further diminish intimacy. For example, estrogen maintains vaginal tissue elasticity and lubrication, while testosterone plays a role in libido. When these hormones decline, so does sexual comfort and drive, leaving many women feeling disconnected from themselves and their partners.

Many women suffer in silence, believing these changes are inevitable or untreatable, but this does not have to be the case. Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy and functional medicine offer personalized approaches to restore hormonal balance, improve sexual health and revitalize overall well-being.

For those experiencing changes in sexual health that leave them feeling less than their best, help is available. A menopause specialist can tailor treatments to their unique needs, empowering them to feel vibrant and confident again. Rediscovering intimacy and taking the first step toward loving the way they feel is a very real possibility.

Deborah Matthew, M.D., is a diplomate of the American Board of Integrative Medicine, the American Board Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine, past president of the North Carolina Integrative Medicine Society and owner of Signature Wellness, located at 3125-A Springbank Ln., in Charlotte, and 1105 Spruce St., Ste. 102, in Belmont. Signature Wellness specializes in bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, menopause relief, and functional and integrative medicine. For more information, call 704-752-9346 or visit SignatureWellness.org.

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