Help for Midlife Sex Trouble: NAMS 2022
New research presented at the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) Annual Meeting in Atlanta, held October 12–15, explored several issues related to the sex lives of midlife women.“Women’s sexual health, particularly in midlife, has been under-addressed,” says Stephanie S. Faubion, MD, the medical director of the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) and the director of the Office of Women’s Health at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida.Identifying, understanding, and treating women’s sexual dysfunction is an important component of overall health and well-being, she says.Childhood Trauma and Midlife Sexual Dysfunction: What’s the Link?Adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs, are potentially traumatic events that occur in childhood, and can include violence, abuse, and growing up in a family with mental health or substance abuse problems.One in three children experiences at least one ACE,…