Menopause

Your vitality and sexuality don’t have to end when your period does. Intimina thinks you’re beautiful and sensual at every stage of life, and we’re here to guide you through the many natural, hormonal changes you’ll experience throughout womanhood. Menopause signals a brand new stage of intimate health for women. Our sexperts are here to lend a helping hand while you navigate your changing body with knowledge and grace.

Early Menopause & What it Means for Your Health

Menopause April 15, 2019December 30, 2019 Colleen Godin

Menopause encompasses a lot more of your physical health than just menstruation. While you might imagine this normal middle-age milestone as simply stopping your period for good, your entire body is affected by the change in hormones, and for some women, menopause takes place up to 10 years earlier than average. If your reproductive cycles…

Can Vibrators Help with Symptoms of Menopause?

Menopause September 22, 2017April 2, 2019 Andrea

While the changes to your sex life are not always at the forefront of your mind when you reach menopause – thank you, distracting hot flashes – changes to your vagina during menopause will indeed affect your intimate life. But menopause doesn’t herald the end of your sex life, just changes to it – and…

HRT for Menopause Explained – A Quick Guide to Hormone Replacement Therapy

Menopause September 12, 2017April 2, 2019 Andrea

Deciding if you want to have hormone replacement therapy is something that most women of ‘a certain age’ will have at some point considered. Being menopausal is described in many ways, but ‘glamorous’ and ‘enjoyable’ are not usually the first words that spring to mind. HRT offers many women a Get Out of Jail Free…

6 Silver Lining Symptoms of Menopause: It Ain’t All Bad!

Menopause June 6, 2017April 17, 2019 INTIMINA

There is a lot to be said about menopause and let’s face it, nearly all of it is negative. This is understandable as there are some pretty hefty downsides, for example mood swings, loss of libido and those dreaded hot flashes – not cool (get it?) With so much doom and gloom surrounding the “change”…

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We Need to Talk About Premature Menopause

Menopause November 15, 2016May 23, 2019 INTIMINA

Navigating the choppy waters of menopause is hard enough in the middle of one’s life, never mind the little-known prospect of menopause before 40. Premature menopause affects many young women and because of the lack of awareness surrounding it, can be a lonely and confusing position to be in. With understanding, we are better placed…

Managing Menopause – Without HRT

Menopause March 28, 2016April 2, 2019 Andrea

The effects of menopause are different for everyone. If you’re one of those women who experience almost no noticeable symptoms (apart from of course a gradual decrease in the frequency of your periods) you’re in the lucky minority. However, for many there is a broad variety of associated issues. These range from minor inconveniences to…

Peri-what? – Perimenopause Explained

Menopause December 30, 2015April 17, 2019 INTIMINA

The word “menopause” is a loaded one. For many women, it conjures up feelings of anxiety and confusion because most of us don’t talk about it openly or frequently enough. Then, to add to the uncertainty, friends and the media start talking about “perimenopause” – what is that? Don’t worry, it’s not as complicated or…

The Hard Truth about Menopause and Osteoporosis

Menopause November 11, 2015August 7, 2019 INTIMINA

Osteoporosis is often called the “silent disease” because it usually progresses without physical symptoms. Many with osteoporosis don’t even realize they have it until a sudden fall, bump or strain that wouldn’t normally be serious causes a fracture or break. The relationship between bone density and estrogen levels also means women over the age of…

Vaginal Atrophy: 3 Proactive Solutions

Menopause November 27, 2014April 17, 2019 INTIMINA

With the average age of menopause being 51, most of us will spend at least 1/3 of our lives beyond menopause. This is all the more reason to take care of our bodies; we still have a lot of living to do and many years of happiness after our fertility has waned. Lower or non-existent…

Menopause and Loss of Libido: How to Regain Your Desire

Menopause September 1, 2014April 17, 2019 INTIMINA

Before we discuss loss of libido, let’s look at the brighter side of sex after menopause. Menopause means no more periods, and no more need for contraception. It comes at a time a lot of women are comfortable in their own skin, more confident, and maybe in a long-term relationship. Children have usually moved out…