Anno,

Someone told me that this vaginal shrivelling (I know there is a medical term for this)is best treated with a prescription hormone cream.

Lubricants aren't working in my case, either. It helps, but it's just become too painful for me.

It just crossed my mind: my grandparents were probably still having sex when I stayed with them! No one ever told me that I'd still have a desire for intimacy this late in life.

I'm going to go to a woman gyn. Maybe the prescription cream would help. I just can't discuss this with the male doctor I currently have. Just cannot.

Alternative methods are nice and I enjoy just being close to my husband, but it would be nice to actually have intercourse. Maybe not every time we're intimate, but at least on holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, and other special occasions!

Emily in Maryland