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If sex has become painful, you’re not broken. Learn how hormone shifts can affect vaginal opening tissue and what you can do to feel comfortable again.

For many women, the first signs of perimenopause aren’t hot flashes or skipped periods. Instead, they show up as: New-onset anxiety Trouble sleeping Heavier or shorter cycles Increased irritability Feeling overstimulated or emotionally reactive These early symptoms are most often linked to one key shift: 👉 A decline in progesterone production. Long before estrogen meaningfully drops, progesterone output begins to fall — setting off a cascade of physical and neurological changes that can...