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Dealing
With Vaginal Dryness
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Causes:
Vaginal dryness is not a very uncommon phenomenon. All
sexually active women encounter this problem sooner
or later. When women are sexually aroused she experiences
a quickening of the breath, a feeling of warmth or skin
flush, and an engorgement of the nipples, the clitoris
and the lips of the vulva (as they fill with blood).
Many women also experience changes in their vagina.
With arousal, the vagina may tilt upwards and become
longer. It may also become wet with a "sweating" of
the vaginal walls. This lubrication of a woman's genitals
is caused by the release of a special fluid from the
"vaginal epithelium" (the walls of the vagina). This
fluid is not like the sweat of your skin, but is what
scientists call a "modified plasma transudate." In general,
the release of this fluid serves you sexually by making
vaginal and vulval play more comfortable.
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Remedy:
The solution to this problem is using artificial lubricants
for sexual play. Many brands are available in the local
drug stores. Find your favourite brand and use only
water-soluble lubricants with glycerine or a similar
chemical, which gives them their slippery properties.
They are usually odourless, tasteless, and sterile.
They may also be hypoallergenic. Never put a petroleum-based
lubricant, such as Vaseline, into your vagina. Petroleum-based
jellies are likely to increase your vulnerability to
infections, and they will corrode the latex used for
condoms and other safer sex practices.
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Exercise:
In
addition to using artificial lubricants, keeping healthy
the musculature of your pelvic floor will increase the
blood supply to your vaginal canal and will help with
dryness as well as giving you an increased sense of
comfortable control over your genitals. Therefore it
is best to do pelvic floor exercises. Do the following
exercise twice daily and very soon you will see the
difference. Find the relevant group of muscles by stopping
and starting the flow of your urine (while seated on
the toilet). Then, with an empty bladder, squeeze these
muscles tight and hold them for a count of three. Repeat
this until they feel tired (initially you may only be
able to squeeze these muscles a couple of times before
they feel tired, later you should be able to gradually
work up to twenty repetitions).
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