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Menopause & Hormone Replacement: One Sexologist’s Personal Experience
Posted on the Feb 12, 2011 by Betty Dodson
To my knowledge, there is no one-size-fits-all solution for a woman to remain vaginally active long past menopause without some kind of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). It's unfortunate, but each...
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Christy Turlington: I Can't Wait to be 50
Posted on the May 17, 2013 by Carlin Ross
Christy Turlington is a 44 year-old supermodel who hasn't had any plastic surgery and doesn't plan to...ever. In her latest interview with Harper's Bazaar, she confessed that she "can't wait to be...
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I'm Too Young to Have Gray Pubic Hair
Posted on the May 10, 2013 by Carlin Ross
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Aging is a natural part of life.  Your vagina will change but your clit will stay the same.
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My Libido & Orgasms Have Dropped to Zero
Posted on the May 05, 2013 by Betty Dodson
Dear Betty, i am a 54 yr old (actually 54 years young)woman,mother of three grown up kids.  I am a fitness instructor and in a wonderful relationship with the father of my kids for the past 25...
Related Tags: Menopause & Sex After 50 | Pain During Penetration | Sexual Arousal & Desire
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Tina Got the Cover of Vogue...Finally
Posted on the Mar 11, 2013 by Carlin Ross
At the age of 73, Tina Turner has become the oldest woman to grace the cover of Vogue. She's one of the greats and I'm happy she's finally getting her due.  Beautiful. 
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Healthy Vaginas Through Menopause
Posted on the Mar 08, 2013 by Carlin Ross
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Masturbation is a healthy workout for our sex organs.
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My Sexuality Post-Hysterectomy
Posted on the Jan 15, 2013 by Leslie Cavagnero
I wear a transparent 1/2” x 1” patch on my lower belly. Sometimes on the left, sometimes on the right…I switch it on Tuesdays and Saturdays. This is my Vivelle-Dot hormone patch. I was recently asked...
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Wife Complains About "Burning" Feeling After Sex
Posted on the Jan 07, 2013 by Betty Dodson
Greetings Dr.Betty and Happy New Year! My 57 year old wife has lost all desire for sex. She will occasionally gives in but now complains of burning after ejaculation. Any suggestions as to a cause...
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I Used to Think Masturbation was a Substitute for Sex
Posted on the Nov 26, 2012 by Betty Dodson
One of your readers wrote in recently, wondering if a woman will still get horny after menopause. I used to worry about that also. But I can now say that at age 55, I haven’t had a period for a year...
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Sex & Pain
Posted on the Nov 23, 2012 by Princess
I want all women experiencing pain with sex, a little, a lot, at the beginning, or anywhere else in the process to —STOP. There is help and there are many new ways to easily and effectively change a...
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Do Postmenopausal Women get Horny?
Posted on the Nov 02, 2012 by Betty Dodson
Do postmenopausal women get horny? (like in their 60's) Dear F, Yes, postmenopausal women can get horny! It's been said that some of us begin to really enjoy sex knowing we will NOT get pregnant....
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Why the Rush to the Hysterectomy?
Posted on the Oct 04, 2012 by Betty Dodson
Dear Dr. Betty, Various surveys show that 30 to 40 percent of women have some sexual deterioration from a hysterectomy and the doctors don't tell them. The government says that 40 percent of them...
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You Can Bring Back Your Sex Life
Posted on the Aug 16, 2012 by Princess
Seems the world is giving me all kinds of inspiration lately. When Betty and Carlin invited me to blog it was with the idea that I would have a different voice than others on the site. I was single...
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Abstained for 20 Years...Now at 70 I Can't Stop Masturbating
Posted on the Jul 31, 2012 by Betty Dodson
I am a 70 year old woman and have masturbated on and off since I was a child but have abstained for the past 20+ years until I can bear it no longer. I have started again and my sex drive is...
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Does Your Sex Drive Decrease as You Age?
Posted on the Jul 27, 2012 by Betty Dodson
Dear Dr. Dodson So, you're known as the masturbating queen. Have you noticed a decrease in your sexual desire over the years? Do you still masturbate often even now? Do you still love sex and...
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