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We have a new study published in Menopause, the journal of The Menopause Society to add to the stack about the benefits of getting it on – with yourself or someone else.

The study found women aged 40 to 79 who were sexually active in the previous three months were significantly less likely to report symptoms linked to genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM). In a cohort of 911 people from the genitourinary syndrome of menopause in Japanese Women study (GENJA), those with recent sexual activity had notably lower odds of experiencing vulvar pain, dryness, and irritation in daily life. This was true even after adjusting for age, menstrual status and hormone therapy use.

More research is needed to try and answer the big question: does having regular sex reduce symptoms, or are women with fewer symptoms more likely to be sexually active?

Until then, all we can do is keep at it – any way that works. That includes self-pleasure, sex (all the ways) with the h…