YOUR GUIDE TO MIDLIFE SEX

Mourning the loss of bedroom passion? In this guide to midlife sex we look at the many ways to make sex fun again at any age

Words ©Lola Borg / Telegraph Media Group Ltd 2019 Additional text Donna Chisholm

So. A personal question. How is your sex life, now that you are a grown-up cruising through your midlife? “Well... we hadn’t had sex in ages – two years – for all kinds of reasons. And when we did it felt really... ouchy and a bit weird,” says a 49-year-old lawyer, let’s call her Rachel, who wasn’t untypical of the many women I spoke to. ‘I’m as dry as the Sahara... it was incredibly painful because of that’ ‘Ouchy’ sex is a huge deterrent for women going through menopause – I mean, why would you, if it’s not enjoyable? A recent condom commercial for lubricant raised the issue of uncomfortable sex. The ad highlighted women’s natural fluctuations in lubrication and instigated positive debate about the need for women to speak…

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