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Velora Intima
Fri, August 28, 2026 at 12:00 PM GMT+5:30
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An evidence-informed reduring perimenopause and menopause
TORONTO, ON /ACCESS Newswire/ August 28, 2026 /For decades, conversations about perimenopause and menopause have focused mainly on familiar symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats, sleep disruption and changes in mood. These experiences deserve attention, but they are not the whole story. Changes in desire, arousal, intimate comfort, pleasure and connection can also affect quality of life-and many people still feel embarrassed or uncertain about raising them
Velora Intima, a Canadian intimate-wellness company, is encouraging a broader conversation that includes intimate wellbeing as part of healthy aging. Through thoughtfully designed intimate products, evidence-informed educational content and collaboration with qualified relationship and health professionals, the company aims to make midlife intimate-health information easier to discuss and understand
Intimate Wellbeing Is Part of Midlife Health
Every experience of perimenopause and menopause is different. Some people notice a decline in desire, some experience increased interest and others notice little or no change. There is no required amount of desire, partnered intimacy or self-directed activity that a person must maintain
The Menopause Society identifies four areas in which intimacy-related concerns may arise: desire, arousal, orgasm and pain. These concerns can overlap. For example, dryness or discomfort in intimate areas may make activity less appealing, while disrupted sleep can leave little energy for intimacy. Difficulty becoming aroused can also affect comfort or satisfaction
Hormonal changes are only part of the picture. Stress, medications, medical conditions, body image, changing relationships, caregiving responsibilities and earlier experiences with intimacy can all influence how a person feels about intimacy during midlife. For that reason, changes in intimacy wellbeing should not automatically be dismissed as “just hormones”-or treated as a personal failure
“Menopause education should include more than hot flashes,” said Leslie Chen, co-founder of Velora Intima. “Changes in comfort, desire and connection are also part of health, and women deserve reliable information that helps them discuss these experiences without embarrassment or shame.”
Intimate wellbeing can include partnered intimacy, self-directed activity, affectionate touch, physical comfort, pleasure and the ability to communicate openly about concerns. It can also mean choosing not to engage in intimate activity. The goal is not to reach a particular frequency or conform to someone else’s idea of what intimacy after 40 should look like
