At the age of 40-50, a physiological restructuring occurs in the woman’s body and the menopause period begins. At this time, they may develop a climacteric syndrome that includes many different symptoms, including atrophic vaginitis. It is characterized by itching and dryness in the vagina, so women’s MV Seçenova Kristina Grigorieva at the Moscow State Medical University Clinical Center.
There are many products on the market that can be divided into three groups: oil-based, water-based and silicone-based lubricants.
“If we talk about postmenopausal women, there is not much difference when choosing a lubricant, but each has its own characteristics. Water-based lubricants need to be renewed because they dry quickly. Oil and silicone leave marks on clothes, and the latter are difficult to wash off from the skin. It is important to note that fatty oils can break the walls of the condom, reducing the reliability of the contraceptive method, ”explained Grigorieva.
But lubricants are a temporary helper during intimacy. For the treatment of local symptoms of atrophic vaginitis in everyday life, it is recommended to use hormonal drugs, but local action: creams, one of them is Ovestin.
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