We\u2019ve written before at HuffPost UK about the best sex positions for menopausal women.<\/p>\n
Speaking to HuffPost UK previously, Elisabeth Neumann, a sexologist at Lovehoney, said menopause can \u201cmake sex feel unfamiliar and frustrating, especially when things that once worked perfectly well no longer feel as comfortable\u201d.<\/p>\n
And that might affect the quantity and quality of your orgasms, too.<\/p>\n
Pharmacist and author of Love Your Vulva: Celebrating Women\u2019s Bodies, Laura Dowling, said: \u201cAs oestrogen falls, the vulva and vagina can become drier, more sensitive and less elastic, so sex may become uncomfortable or painful. And if sex hurts, you\u2019re hardly going to be thinking, \u2018Great, now let\u2019s have an orgasm\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen add poor sleep, hot flushes, stress, body-image changes, medications, relationship pressures and being absolutely exhausted.\u201d<\/p>\n
Here, she shared how to up your odds of the big O.<\/p>\n
Neumann said some ways to increase your odds of orgasm during menopause include:<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the reasons I wrote Love Your Vulva is because so many women were never properly taught about their own anatomy,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
\u201cKnowing what feels good and being able to say it out loud is a very good place to start.\u201d<\/p>\n
Yes \u2013 paradoxically, Neumann said, focusing less on the big finish could sometimes make sex and masturbation more enjoyable.<\/p>\n
\u201cSex does not have to be a race towards an orgasm,\u201d she told us. \u201cIt can be about touch, pleasure, intimacy, laughing, feeling close to somebody or simply enjoying what feels good.<\/p>\n