Author name: Trish Stoecker

Painful sex after menopause can impact far more than bedroom activities. Pain—or even the anticipation of pain—during intimacy can impact how comfortable you feel being touched, how easily you become aroused, and whether you even desire intimacy. Sound familiar? If so, welcome back to the main theme of this series: just because you think you have

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