After menopause, due to the decline of ovarian function, estrogen in the body will gradually decrease, thus affecting the secretion of fluid from the vestibular gland leading to dryness in coitus. It can be treated with general treatment, oral medication, and topical medication.
1. general treatment: usually should avoid the use of stimulating drugs to the vagina to clean the vaginal flora disorders; moderate intake of food rich in protein and vitamins, appropriate exercise to enhance the body’s resistance, maintain an optimistic state of mind and so on.
2. Oral medication: you can also follow the doctor’s instructions oral progesterone tablets, estrogen tablets, vitamin tablets and other drugs to supplement estrogen and progesterone, to promote glandular secretion, which can alleviate the symptoms of coital dryness to a certain extent.
3. external drugs: in the oral medication at the same time, you can follow the doctor’s instructions to apply lubricant, estriol ointment and other drugs to assist vaginal moisturizing, to relieve the symptoms of coital dryness.
Most of the post-menopausal vaginal dryness is a normal physiological phenomenon, if the adjustment of dietary habits can not be improved, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, improve the relevant examination, and follow the doctor’s instructions to use the above drugs for treatment.