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The cervix (pl.: cervices) or cervix uteri is a dynamic fibromuscular sexual organ of the female reproductive system that connects the vagina with the uterine cavity. [1] The human female cervix has been documented anatomically since at least the time of Hippocrates, over 2,000 years ago. The cervix is approximately 4 cm long with a diameter of ...
Vulvovaginal atrophy is thinning, drying, and inflammation of the vaginal walls that can happen when your body produces less estrogen, most commonly after menopause (usually in women 50 or over ...
3 ways to minimize your risk of heart disease. In the years around menopause, people should follow general healthy living advice for maintaining heart health. Noble advised, “Lifestyle ...
Stenosis of uterine cervix. Cervical stenosis. Specialty. Gynecology. Cervical stenosis means that the opening in the cervix (the endocervical canal) is more narrow than is typical. In some cases, the endocervical canal may be completely closed. A stenosis is any passage in the body that is more narrow than it should typically be.
Older women produce less vaginal lubrication and studies have investigated changes to degrees of satisfaction, frequency of sexual activity, to desire, sexual thoughts and fantasies, sexual arousal, beliefs about and attitudes to sex, pain, and the ability to reach orgasm in women in their 40s and after menopause. Other factors have also been ...
In fact, “most vaginas don’t orgasm from penetration alone,” sex therapist Jess O’Reilly, creator of the Sex with Dr. Jess podcast, tells Yahoo Life. She points to a 2017 study of 1,055 ...
Sexuality in older age concerns the sexual drive, sexual activity, interests, orientation, intimacy, self-esteem, behaviors, and overall sexuality of people in middle age and old age, and the social perceptions concerning sexuality in older age. Older people engage in a variety of sexual acts from time to time for a variety of reasons.
Exercise: With menopause comes weight gain and more belly fat, Tang says, and that's due to all the metabolic changes going on with your body. If you start to notice the pounds packing on, she ...