All animals have a specific period of age where they are fertile and are capable of procreation. Human beings, another type of animal, are no exception to this law of nature. The animal kingdom is bestowed with the reproductive system with the sole purpose of procreation and leave behind another specimen of its own species.
The whole process happens devoid of emotions or with minimal emotion and mostly to perform the compulsive duties as embedded in their system. The animal kingdom, with the exception of the humans, has a limited mind of its own. Aahar – nidra – bhay – maithun = food – sleep- fear – procreation is the prescribed formula for animal existence.
Humans however are blessed with a prolific mind that is always on a lookout for seeking varied sources of happiness and what better happiness than deriving it from one’s own body. Food, sleep, fear of insufficiency and death, and procreation are the essentials that are common to all species and connected to body needs. Therefore, food addicts, anorexia (fear of weight gain) and cibophobia (fear of food) patients are commonly found around the world. Excess sleep addicts or sleep deprived people are seen and they find themselves in a miserable state of health. The third source of satiation is sexual pursuit. It has been one of the most intense desires that see no change in spite of age or ailments.
However, a naturally occurring phenomenon that comes in the way is the menopause. This ends the prowess of a woman to find happiness out of sex. The mind may struggle to find the same happiness through these means. She would probably indulge in it, very often, out of necessity to keep the spouse happy.
Women may indulge into sexual interaction, but physically find it difficult. Degenerative changes start to set in when women reach menopause and the reproductive organs such as the uterus and ovaries tend to shrink in size. The vat rises in the system and the musculature and moisture of the system is irreversibly depleted.
Women in this age group find it difficult to be sexually provoked emotionally. Dry vaginal tract tends to reduce the earlier flexibility, and the musculature loses its girth and becomes thin. The thinness of the walls often leads to bleeding or lacerations in the tract. There is less or no secretion in the tract, which is essential for lubrication and smooth penile insertion. It causes the sexual act to be painful and the pain itself further arrests release of moisturizing secretions.
The menopause also alters the approach to love and love making between partners. Sex may not be just as elaborate post menopause as earlier.
The vat that rises at this age causes degenerative changes in the system in women. It further rises if there is continued indulgence in sexual activity. This may cause other disorders like arthritis, kidney stones, frequent urinary tract infections, frequent urination and loss of bladder control, sciatica, varicose veins, severe lower backache, cervical prolapse, digestive disorders, bloated belly and severe weakness. When women come with these ailments, it is necessary to factor these considerations before deciding the line of treatment.
Application of lubricants in the dry vaginal tract or sex stimulating medicines can provide a temporary respite to perform sexual act but in the long term, this is not advisable as per Ayurveda. The excess vat thus created needs to be weeded out of the system by a sustained treatment protocol which again largely depends on the intensity of the current disorders and how chronic the cause has been.
The fact that a woman has stopped menstruating is a sign that she no longer is capable of this function. She gets to the next phase of life where love and thoughtfulness makes way to lust and passion.
Sexual intimacy induces several factors of good health and a healthy mind during the active years. There is an emotional security that partners can derive, especially women, who find it essential for their well being. It also influences their feeling of self worth. When these factors are no more forthcoming in this phase, separation and divorces tends to become common occurrence.
Post menopause, women undergo drastic physical changes. The mind does not value the physical intimacy with the earlier intensity. Many times the man who is about the same age would have a higher sexual drive than women. This leads to an onset of discord between partners and it often becomes a cause of separation. Faking an orgasm and reluctantly committing to sexual act becomes a regular ordeal for women so that they may continue to maintain the relationship. Therefore, couples need to decide to live the rest of their lives with greater understanding.
Ayurveda has a potential to address these issues and can provide relief to the women on the physical as well as the emotional levels.
* This is the Doctor’s interpretation of the Ayurvedic Texts based on his experience of over 32 years, and that there can be further discussion on the issue.
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