You just cannot avoid hormonal changes. From puberty through to pregnancy and even post-menopause, hormonal imbalances can affect all areas of your life including your ability to feel comfortable during intimacy with your partner.
Today, in this blog I will talk about few tips on how to handle these hormonal changes:
1. Ensure that you take a balanced diet
Take balancing healthy fats. Start eating avocado, coconut and olive oil, as well as switch to omega-3s in oily fish, walnuts and chia seeds. Cutting back on sugar and refined carbohydrates can be really beneficial for hormonal symptoms like fatigue and hot flushes,.
2. Track changes in your sexual desire
The reproductive hormones including estrogen and progesterone can affect sexual desire in phases. You may find your desire tends to increase in the days leading up to ovulation (when oestrogen is highest) and decrease shortly after ovulation is over. As women age, levels of oestrogen and testosterone start to fall, and changes to sexual desire are common.
3. Vaginal cleanliness
Peri menopause is the precursor to menopause and can start as early as the mid-thirties. You will still have regular periods, but ovulate less effectively, and may experience hot flushes, weight gain, insomnia and vaginal dryness. Do clean your vagina regularly in order to maintain cleanliness.
4. Live a active life
Whether you're a regular at the gym or slipping between the sheets with your partner is your only form of exercise, working up a sweat has a positive effect on both physical and emotional symptoms of PMS. When suffering from PMS your energy levels might be low, but this is one of the most important times to get active. Exercising during the premenstrual part of your cycle is a great way to lower stress levels.
5. Beat bloating
Water retention during your period is common, but there are things you can do to minimise bloating. Lessen your salt intake upto 6g of salt per day and not more than that as excess salt can increase water retention and contribute to feeling bloated.
If your hormonal changes have led to intimate dryness or you feel very uneasy about it then do fix up your appointment with your gynecologist.