If you are currently going perimenopauseFor eight to 10 years when your periods stop and Menopause Officially hit, it is probably no surprise when hot brightness, mood, and insomnia threatens to ruin your day. in symptoms After all, it is notorious when it comes to large hormonal infections. The one who can catch you is seeing that your labia looks a little bit … also looks different – in color, shape or shape.
If you have recently checked yourself into a mirror and swear that your private parts have shrunk, it is not your imagination. Changing labia is just a symptom known as the genital syndrome of menopause, or GSM, Didara sheep, mdAn Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Medical Director of the Women’s Health Clinic at the University of Kentaki Healthcare, explains Self, GSM is a new wordThe first time was introduced in 2014, to describe a series of vulvovaginal, sexual and urinary tract symptoms that often occur when your estrogen levels begin to decrease, usually during perimenopause and menopause.
GSM is common – this 27% to 84% postmenopausal affects womenStill, Dr. Abhinaji says that many people do not discuss these problems with their doctors, and only about 7% women They are actively receiving treatment for them. Here you should know about the situation and what to do if you have.
The decline in estrogen levels during perimenopause can lead to a range of valvar changes – some of which may appear.
During its breeding years, Estrogen Valvovaginal helps protect the tissues, which include your vulva (external genitals including Labia Major and Labia Minor and urethral opening) and the vagina, the inner canal that connects the vulva to the uterus, Dr. Beser says. Estrogen keeps everything healthy, smooth and moist in these areas, and even preserves the thickness of the skin.
As you get older, your estrogen starts falling, but in fact (and how quick) varies from person to another. The average age of menopause (which when you go 12 months without a period) are 52 in the US, but perimenopause may begin a decade ago. And for many people, GSM symptoms are also right.
“When estrogen levels fall, the vulvovaginal tissue becomes more delicate, tearing, thin and prone to drying,” Angela Markman, MDOn an ob-gyn Women’s Health Specialist CentrastateThe part of the Atlantic Health System tells itself. One thing that can occur as a result is that your vulva can start looking different – for example, your labia Minora, can start your vulva’s inner lips, shrink or even disappear, Dr. Unseen says. They can start fusing together or there may be a palacer in color, Dr. Markman says. And, the clitorle hood (small piece of skin protecting the clitoris) can also be shorter.
In addition to being dangerous, these may be uncomfortable to deal with vulvar changes. The area may feel IrritationAnd its changing appearance may make you feel self-conscious and affect your body’s image, Jean Marino, APRN-CNPA senior female health nurse businessman in university hospitals in Ohio’s Cleveland, who specializes in gynecology, perimenopause and menopause, and Sexual healthTells himself.
The GSM, including the vagina and urinary tract, can also cause changes and symptoms beyond the vulva.
The lower levels of estrogen can also make lining in both thin, dried and low elastic of your vagina and urinary tract. At its top, it can also change your vaginal pH. All these changes can lead to some very uncomfortable symptoms, and can even increase the risk of some types of infections. Here are some more specific symptoms of GSM that can cause this tissue to be thin:
