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Menopausal Symptoms No One Warns You About! by Flame4chi(m): 9:11am On May 27, 2017 |
Your mouth feels like it’s burning: One of the most
bizarre side-effects of the menopause is the scalding
feeling some women get on their lips, gums, tongue or
other parts of their mouths. Although it can affect People
of all ages, by far the majority of people suffering
“burning mouth syndrome” are those going through
menopause. According to research, between 10 to 40 per
cent of women seeking help for menopausal symptoms
also suffer some type of mouth discomfort including
experiencing metallic taste. The cause of burning mouth
syndrome, which can last for several years, is not
completely understood. But most scientists believe that
the problem is caused by oestrogen’s effect on the nerves
that control taste.
How to fight back: Burning mouth syndrome gets worse
when sufferers talk a lot, eat hot or spicy foods or are
stressed—so relaxation and bland meals are
recommended. The discomfort is often accompanied by
dryness—and experts at Oxford’s John Radcliff Hospital
advise women to drink more water and chew sugar-free
gum to keep the mouth moist.
Your orgasms are less intense : When oestrogen levels
start to fall during the menopause, the blood supply to the
genital area can also diminish—making for less powerful
orgasms. The tissues and muscles around the clitoris
become weaker. As a result, orgasms may take longer to
achieve and may be shorter in length. In one study
published in the Journal of Sex Research, 15 per cent of
women going through menopause said they were less
interested in sex and could not reach orgasm, compared
to six per cent of young women.
How to fight back: When it comes to orgasms, experts
recommend that you keep practising. Sex researchers
have found that women who continue to have frequent
sex during the menopause have fewer problems than
those whose sex lives dwindle or stop. Regular
intercourse also keep up the flow of blood to the pelvic
region, keeping the tissues stronger and healthier.
Women
who make love often have also been found to have better
lubrication and stronger pelvic muscles. Exercises can
also help with sexual satisfaction post- menopause. To
do a basic exercise, tighten the muscles of your pelvic
floor as if you are trying to stop urinating. Count to three,
then release. Gradually build up the number to around 50
to 100 a day.
Your skin itches: Hot flushes are probably the most
infamous side effect of menopause. But to make things
worse for some women, these embarrassing episodes—in
which the temperature of the body dramatically soars—
are preceded by attacks of itchy skin, known as
‘formication.’ Some women compare the feeling to the
sensation of having ants crawling all over them, while
others say it feels as if they have been plugged in to an
electric socket, researchers believe this tingling is caused
by zig-zagging oestrogen levels affecting receptors in the
skin’s nerve endings. |
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