6 Ways to boost your sex life after menopause

1. Practice patience. Couples should engage in plenty of foreplay and have lubrication handy.

2. Masturbate. Pleasuring yourself regularly can keep her vagina sexually “fit,” as in flexible and suppler.

3. Experiment. Couples will also want to try positions offering greater comfort, like spooning, or ones where she’s more in charge, like woman-on-top.

4. Take steps to boost self-perception. You need to believe that you’re sexually desirable. Maintaining positive body image is a huge part of this.

5. Have regular sex. Doing so helps to prevent the pain from thinning vaginal walls, which can become severe with menopause and aging.

6. Communicate. Talk to your partner and let him or her know about any issues or changes.