December 1st 2023.
This week we hear from Evelyn*, a 45-year-old mum-of-three who has been married for 15 years. She used to have sex once a month on average, but since beginning Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), her sex life has shot 'through the roof'.
"I had been feeling quite moody, anxious and kept waking up in the night drenched in sweat," she explains. "My vagina felt as dry as sandpaper, and our weekly shag had dwindled to monthly. I couldn't have cared less if I ever had sex again. But I went to the doctor and she explained it was perimenopause.
"She prescribed me oestrogen patches, gel and micronised progesterone in tablets. Now, six months after starting the treatment, my sex drive has well and truly returned!"
So, here's what happened over the course of the week...
Monday saw her and her husband jumping into the shower together. "The minute our three sons walked out the door, I bolted the door behind them and dashed back upstairs," she says. "The intensity of the moment meant we both quickly climaxed, barely registering the cold wall tiles on my back or the fact the dog was barking incessantly to be let out downstairs."
Tuesday, Evelyn was keen for more of the same, but her husband had to work late. "It's a slow day at work, and all I keep thinking about is wanting more sex and how pleasurable it is," she says. "For the past few years, when we had sex I'd always feel so dry down there – it had been more of a case of getting through it, rather than enjoying it. I'm relieved it's so different now."
Wednesday, they had sex before the kids woke up for school. "Reaching over to Adam my hand crept down his stomach towards his groin and within seconds his eyes were open and he was hard," she says. "It wasn't uncomfortable at all, and we both climaxed at the same moment – and both very loudly."
Thursday, Adam had to go to work and Evelyn out for dinner with friends. "When I tell them about my sex life they are all screaming and giggling with excitement," she says.
Friday, Adam was working from home and Evelyn couldn't help but be drawn to him. "Peeling our sweaty gym gear off isn't easy but we manage it and people walking past adds an extra thrill," she says.
Saturday, they had sex in a gym toilet cubicle. "It felt like we were twenty-somethings again – passionate and frenzied," she says.
Sunday, they had to take their sons to rugby games and wouldn't risk sex with her parents in the next room. That evening, they took the opportunity to light the fire in the living room and watched a film. "We didn't last long after that, both climaxing at the same moment – and both very loudly," she says.
Evelyn has gone from having sex once a month on average to 'through the roof' thanks to the hormones she's been prescribed. "I'm relieved it's so different now," she says. "It's pleasurable and intense, and I feel like a naughty teenager again!"
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