You may understand that when you go through menopause, you’ll experience important physical and emotional changes, but may not be prepared for the impact it can have on your intimate life.
Perimenopause can start any time from your late 30s or early 40s, when your ovaries produce less hormones and your periods become irregular.1, 2 And while falling pregnant may be challenging, it is still possible.1, 2
While there’s no need to worry about falling pregnant or getting periods after menopause, postmenopausal sex can also change with the hormonal changes the body goes through and can change what intimacy used to be like.
While menopause signifies the end of a women’s childbearing years, the same can’t be said of perimenopause.2