1. Vaginal infection
After menopause the vagina is more prone to bacterial infection. The imbalance in the vaginal environment makes it a good breeding ground for microorganisms. Bacterial vaginosis and complicated vulvovaginal candidiasis frequently occur in postmenopausal women.
As one ages the intensity of orgasm decreases. One possible explanation of this is that when one ages, the blood fills your genitals slowly due to which the intensity of the arousal and the orgasm is not the same as it was earlier.Post menopause it will take you time to reach orgasm.
3. Physical discomfort disturbs sexual pleasure
Menopause is associated with hot flushes, night sweats, loss of sleep, prickling, itching sensation on skin.These physical discomforts interfere with sexual pleasure and sometimes reduce the person’s interest for sexual intercourse.
4. Risk of atrophic vaginitis
5. Frequent urinary tract infections
During menopause the body is prone to infections as urinary tract infection is one of those. UTIs are extremely painful and are often accompanied by fever. Repeated infections affect the quality of life, one of which is decrease in chances of sexual intercourse.