Women's Intimate Health
Reduced natural lubrication and tissue moisture that can cause irritation, burning or discomfort.
Physician-led assessment · individualized care · Vancouver clinic
Understanding Vaginal Dryness
Maybe intimacy has started to feel uncomfortable, or there's a dry, irritated feeling that just doesn't settle. It's one of the most common things women live with quietly, and one of the most treatable. You're very welcome to talk to us about it.
Vaginal dryness happens when the tissues make less natural moisture and become thinner and less stretchy, which can lead to burning, irritation and discomfort, especially during sex. Falling estrogen around perimenopause and menopause is a common reason, and it's not the only one: breastfeeding, some medications and cancer treatments, inflammation and lower arousal can all play a part. Finding your cause helps us choose the care that brings you comfort quickly.
Causes and Contributing Factors
The most common cause is lower estrogen, which helps keep vaginal tissue thick, elastic and well lubricated. Estrogen can fall during perimenopause and menopause, after childbirth and while breastfeeding, and with certain treatments such as some cancer therapies and medications that lower estrogen. Other contributors include some antihistamines, decongestants and antidepressants, skin conditions and inflammation affecting the vulva and vagina, irritation from soaps or douches, reduced arousal, and conditions such as Sjögren's syndrome that affect moisture-producing tissues. Often more than one factor is involved.
Signs and Symptoms
Assessment
At your consultation, we talk about your symptoms, where you are with menopause, any medications, your health history and any urinary or skin concerns. A gentle examination of the vulva and vagina shows how the tissue is doing, and sometimes a test for infection or a skin condition helps. Because several causes can feel much the same, this points us to the treatment most likely to help, and we create a private plan that fits your comfort goals, your stage of life and your budget.
Your consultation details, including any fee, are explained when you book.
Treatment Options
These are some of the options connected to this concern. The appropriate plan depends on assessment, suitability, and your goals.
Care is matched to your cause, and well-established options come first.
A physician-led approach to intimate-tissue concerns, offered here as Pink Intimate, that may include assessment and selected energy-based or regenerative options where appropriate.
Personalized hormonal health care in Vancouver with Dr. Gidon Frame, including assessment, treatment guidance, and ongoing monitoring for your symptoms and health goals.
For the fuller picture, explore the treatment pages above or discuss the options during a consultation.
Medical Assessment
Seek medical assessment if there is unusual vaginal bleeding (particularly any bleeding after menopause), abnormal discharge, sores, significant pain, or symptoms that persist despite simple measures. These features can indicate infection, a skin condition or, rarely, more serious causes that need timely assessment. Any new bleeding after menopause should always be checked by a doctor.
Frequently Asked Questions
Lower estrogen around menopause is a common cause, and dryness can also happen while breastfeeding, after certain cancer treatments, with some medications such as antihistamines or antidepressants, and with skin conditions or reduced arousal. Pinning down your cause at your consultation guides the treatment that will help most.
For many people, non-hormonal moisturizers and lubricants bring real relief, especially for milder symptoms. If you'd like more, or the cause is hormonal, we can talk through hormone therapy with Dr. Frame or a Pink Intimate option such as diVa.
Lubricants help straight away, while regular moisturizers and hormonal measures generally build over a few weeks. We'll explain what to expect from the options in your plan when you come in.
Physician Assessment
An assessment can help clarify what may be contributing, which options may be appropriate, and what a reasonable next step could look like for you.
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Anti-Aging Medical & Laser Clinic combines medical assessment, individualized planning, physician oversight, and a broad range of treatment options in its Vancouver clinic.
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