This post is sponsored by Lubrigyn, a new way to keep moisture where it belongs. All opinions are my own! **Adult Content Advisory** This post talks about sex, menopause, vaginal dryness and hygiene and is a sponsored post from Lubrigyn, which means I received product or monetary compensation, but all thoughts and opinions are 100% my own. As I sit here, ready to write this post, I look back on my life and have to smile a bit. I remember thinking on my 25th birthday how old I was and I actually cried! I was terrified about getting older and how it would affect my life.
Now that I am almost 53, I look back and wish I was that “old” again! I have always had a healthy sex life. Whew…now that I have gotten that down in print, I feel I can openly move on from here! I never imagined how much my sex life and my female health would change once I hit the 50 mark. All of a sudden, I have all these wacky things going on with my body that I never expected. Sound familiar? Let me ease your mind and offer some ways to improve your sex life and get your female health back on track.

How To Improve Your Sex Life After You’re 50
- Talk To Your Doctor: My libido went waaaaaaay down after I turned 50. I made an appointment for a complete physical and talked with my doctor about my sexual issues. He was able to offer suggestions as well as offering medication options if that was something I wanted to try.
- Communication: If you are struggling in your sex life, you need to be open with your partner. Once I talked with my husband, he was relieved to find the issues I was experiencing where physical and has nothing to do with him. If you don’t talk with your partner, they may feel they are doing something wrong and you don’t want that to happen.
- Exercise: We gain weight as we get older. It’s a fact. And it sucks. So, with that said, being overweight can be a huge downer when it comes to your sex life. I just don’t feel sexy when I am overweight. So, take a walk, a yoga class or a water aerobics class. You will feel so much better!
- Sleep: As you get older, you don’t always sleep as well as you used to. Getting a good night’s sleep has a direct affect on our sex life. Lack of sleep can lower your libido, lead to depression and other mood disorders.
- Have Sex! I know it sounds silly, but if you are having issues with your sex life, the last thing you want to do is stop having sex. Your vagina can change if you stop having sex, making it difficult to get back into the swing of things when you do want to have sex. Make sex a priority…you know, like when you were first married?
- Be Intimate: I think as we get older and have been in a relationship for a long time, we lose some intimacy. I know after 17 years of marriage, my husband and I are not as intimate as we used to be. And this doesn’t mean just in the bedroom. This means talking, being romantic, taking the focus of the act of intercourse and on the foreplay instead.
- Try New Things: As you get older, your body changes. I have a bad back and it can really hurt during sex. We have found different positions that can lessen the pain and make sex more enjoyable.
- Lubrication and Moisturizing: One of the changes your body goes through when you turn 50, is vaginal dryness. Finding the right lubrication and moisturizer can make all the difference in the world. For me, I use Lubrigyn, a natural alternative to other products on the market that have parabens, hydrocarbons and sodium laurel sulfates.
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Are you a woman over 50 who has experienced issues with your feminine health or sex life?
Yes I’m in that age group and also battle with gut issues (just group the whole stomach/intestinal problems together!) so that also affects things. Exercise helps me the most and I watch my diet very closely but these products are also very helpful and needed.
I’m not yet 50 but about 7 years away from it! :O Can’t believe it! Anyway, my body is going through changes even in my 40’s. It’s good to keep up with the changes we all go through, and be proactive about it.
I am not 50 obviously, but I would like to have this on hand.
No but I’m in my mid-30s and am!
Not quite 50 yet but those kind of problems are an issue. Things are not like they were in my 20s.
No I’m not but know plenty who are.
I’m not over 50 yet
I’m not over 50 yet but we all have different problems down there.
I am over 50 (not 60 yet) and sex is not as important as it once was. Sorry to say, but true.
I’m 48 but have issues with vaginal dryness as I’m going through “early” menopause (YES!!).
no, not yet but I know a few ladies who are struggling with these issues.
I am 44. We haven’t had many problems, but we are always open to advice and to try new products! 😀
I am in my late 50s and the big M has totally screwed things up. The weight gain, the thinning hair and skin all have worked their negative magic and it is a struggle to feel great about myself sometimes, and we all know you gotta feel good about yourself before you reall “feel good”
Not me personally but my best friend is.
Not quite there but getting close.
I would love to try your product.
I’m not over 50 yet
not over 50… but soon will be
I’m 54 and could really use this product.
I am 52 and have had a need for some help in this department!
I’m not over 50 yet but I’m getting there.
I sure am over 50. And… WHAT sex life? Maybe this would help, OMG!
I am over 50 and sometimes needs a little extra … Would love to try this product.
I had a hysterectomy at age 41 and it didn’t affect me immediately but now that I can’t take estrogen due to cancer in my family I do have problems.
Yes, I am over 50 and experience this problem sometimes
YES YES YES!!! I feel bad and often just don’t even want to be touched any more, I think I feel out of sort , sort of..
I’ll be 46 next week & had a hysterectomy 4 and a half years ago, I’m struggling with vaginal dryness during sex & lack of sex drive.
I’m 42 but due to having serious medical issues since I was 10 years old, my body does not act its age. I feel like I’m 70 yrs. old most days! I experience vaginal dryness often.
i am not yet but getting closer
I’m over 50, but I have no problems. My friends do though
Not over 50 yet but these would be wonderful to use
Yes being post menopausal sucks! Dry skin dry hair dry everything.
am not 50 obviously, but I would like to have this on hand.
No, I am not. I am younger.