This is general information and not specific medical advice. It does not and should not replace diagnosis or treatment by your healthcare provider.
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How To Manage & Prevent UTIs - Joylux

How To Manage & Prevent UTIs

If you’re struggling with Urinary Tract Infections that keep coming back, you’re not alone. UTIs are one of the most common bacterial infections in women. Doctors report a recurrence for up to 55% of women after menopause. Factors that increase the risk of UTIs in older women include lack of...

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4 Tips To Help Female Sexual Dysfunction - Joylux

4 Tips To Help Female Sexual Dysfunction

Remember when you and your partner could spend all day in bed together? Maybe the thought of it makes you cringe a bit now. Sure, sex is supposed to be fun - but what do you do when it's not? Sometimes your brain says yes, but your body says no......

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Vaginal wellness before and after menopause - Joylux

Vaginal wellness before and after menopause

When you think of menopause, what comes to mind? Hot flashes? Night sweats? Loss of your period? Mood swings? Those are enough symptoms to make your head spin. But no one ever talks about what happens to the vagina. The hormonal changes that cause common symptoms during menopause also physically...

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The Connection Between Your Brain & Sex - Joylux

The Connection Between Your Brain & Sex

Joylux welcomes guest blogger and self-care strategist Kelli Jaecks! Author of the Amazon best seller Martinis & Menopause, Kelli also writes a popular blog about women’s health. We’re delighted to have her share her menopause story, as well as some fun and frisky insights into feeling sexy at any age....

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Hormones and Sexual Desire - Joylux

Hormones and Sexual Desire

Your hormones and your sex drive are intricately linked—and it’s well known that the hormonal fluctuations caused by pregnancy, breastfeeding, the menstrual cycle, and menopause can all impact your desire for sex. Your Sex Hormones Your body produces three hormones—chemical messengers—that influence your sex drive. Estrogen is known as the...

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Redefining intimacy as we age - Joylux

Redefining intimacy as we age

It’s a common misconception that as we age, our sexual intimacy fizzles out.  I want to let you in on a little secret… …sexual adventures don’t have to stop because you reach a certain age.  But how you approach sex should be redefined.  We can’t avoid how our bodies change with...

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