I know we have a mature crowd here at Pixies who might be able to speak to some things I have been wondering about. For those women who have already been there and for men who are lovers of women who have been there, can you tell me how menopause affected your sexlife?

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I'll be more than happy to give you a response, Lil. I'm on my way to bed and a bit too tired to compose my thoughts coherently enough right now. I will definitely revisit the thread tomorrow and post a reply. This is an excellent idea for a thread, btw.

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It goes through ups and downs as the libido flutters, but settles back down again.

Some women blossom sexually with the removal of the fear of pregnancy, hence the old expression "will you be my bud?".

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My wife is periomenopausal... meaning she is entering menopause and her sex drive has diminshed a great deal.

We still have good sex though... as recently as last night.

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Aqua my brother - we are in a similar situation (except about last night that is). I am going to keep an eye on this as I have much interest in the subject for obvious reasons.....

Postmenopausal wife here.

If she's off her horomone replacement for a week or more sex becomes an impossibility--she's simply too tender.

Other than that I'd say a slight increase in the amount of sex as there's no longer a time when it's off the menu. (The same tenderness problem has always existed from the day before her period starts/the day it should have started {whichever comes first} and the day after it ends.)