The Thursday Throng Author Interview with Sue Brayne, author of Sex, Meaning and the Menopause

Well, it’s that time of the week again when I welcome another author to join me for the Thursday Throng and this week we have the pleasure of hosting an author of a book on a subject that is very close to my heart, the  menopause. You may or may not know but I run an organisation called The Hysterectomy Association and so the menopause features heavily in discussions among our members on regular basis, the subject of sex probably runs a very close second. The book is Sex, Meaning and the Menopause and it is by Sue Brayne. According to Sue it is a menopausal woman’s search for what matters, and a challenge to the myth that all older women want to remain sexually active. In a highly-sexualised and media-hyped society, postmenopausal woman often feel pressurised to have ‘great sex.’ Books and websites prescribe what the menopause should be. And, if it isn’t, here’s how to fix it. Painful sex and mood swings can be cured by HRT. Some women take the artificial route to remain sexually active. Others choose a natural approach, even if it means dwindling sexual desire. ‘I used to seek it out. Now I endure it’, said one woman. But few talk about it. ‘It’s far more of a taboo than talking about death’, said another woman. Fading libido can have a profound effect on relationships. ‘I feel despair’, said a 61 year-old husband. ‘I have to accept that my sex life is more or less over.’ And another...
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