Our vaginas become dry because our natural hormones decline while we age. Regular sexual activity, self-stimulation, and pelvic floor exercise can help keep your vagina healthy. And remember that your vagina, like your gut, is influenced by your nutrition. I tell women to avoid sugar (go Keto-Green) and use probiotics to make sure their entire ecosystem is humming along. My Gut Thrive is a vegetarian, dairy- and gluten-free, four-strain probiotic perfectly designed to keep your gut and vagina healthy and balanced.

Two additional ways to counteract vaginal dryness is to strengthen the pelvic floor by doing Kegel exercises the right way, and using Julva, a holistic formulation that helps maintain optimal levels of natural moisture, and supports a healthy vulva and vagina.

NOTE: Whenever there is pain or discomfort you definitely want to have an evaluation by your doctor to make sure there is not something more serious than atrophic hormonal changes.