You’re in your fifties or sixties, and after years of satisfying sex with your partner, it’s the last thing you want to do nowadays. Pleasure has turned into pain, and sometimes it’s excruciating. You think this unfortunate change is part of aging, and can’t be treated, so you don’t talk about it with anyone. Not your husband, your doctor or your best friend. Besides, you’d never feel comfortable discussing intimate matters. 

If this sounds like you, you may have Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause. A fancy new medical phrase describing changes in the bladder, vulva and vagina that are associated with menopause, GSM can dramatically affect a woman’s overall quality of life, including her intimate relationship.  

Millions of women have GSM. Millions like you assume there’s nothing they can do for it. And millions don’t ever bring it up. Sadly, this remains  the prevailing attitude no matter how many articles present the real facts – yes, Virginia, there ARE treatments for GSM – and advise you to talk to your doctor.

With these circumstances in mind, FabOverFifty together with Duchesnay USA decided that if the overwhelming majority of women won’t go to their doctors, they’d bring the doctors to you! Exceptional doctors, who are passionate about improving the health and wellbeing of menopausal women. What’s more, they’d introduce you to two women who were ready and willing to reveal how GSM impacted their lives, and what they did about it! 

It took many months to pull off, but this wonderful video – Straight Talk: Sex and the Menopausal Woman Painful intercourse and Vaginal Dryness – will tell you just what you need to know about GSM, in the privacy of your own home. You’ll meet Dr. James A. Simon, Director, IntimMedicine Specialists, and Dr. Barb DePree, gynecologist, menopause care specialist and paid spokesperson for Duchesnay USA, who will give you the lowdown on what’s going on “down there” as your estrogen level declines.

You’ll Learn:

➨ How many women suffer in silence and why they suffer

➨ What’s causing your symptoms 

➨ Why your symptoms won’t go away, but will progress

➨ Why you shouldn’t ignore your symptoms, especially if you have a partner

➨ What are your options for relieving your symptoms

You’ll also meet 59-year-old Lisa, who wells up in tears when she talks about how GSM started to wear on her 12-year marriage. And, you’ll hear 56-year-old Michelle reveal how unbearable pain led her to completely give up sex with her husband. 

These two forthright, intelligent and charming women tell you what treatment they chose, why they chose it, and how long it took them to regain their sexual intimacy. 

Best of all, you’ll understand why it absolutely pays to speak up, and you’ll have the invaluable knowledge you need to talk to your own doctor and explore the treatment that’s right for you. 

So make yourself a cup of coffee, or pour a glass of wine. Sit back and spend 18 short minutes with Drs. Simon and DePree, and Michelle and Lisa. We promise these 18 minutes will start you on the road to a happy and satisfying life – after menopause.  

This is a “sponsored post.” Duchesnay compensated FOF with an advertising sponsorship to write it. Regardless, we only recommend products or services that we believe will be helpful for our readers. All insights and expressed opinions are our own. —Geri Brin