Vaginal dryness is a condition that most women will go through at some point in their lives and will definitely have to encounter once they attain menopause. In a few cases this condition can also occur before menopause too. While the causes of vaginal dryness medically could be the use of antihistamines like decongestants, diabetes, and even lactation, the predominant cause of a lack of vaginal lubrication for intercourse remains a lack of arousal. This is a problem that one needs to tackle with the help of their partner. However, in the mean time, there are remedies in the forms of jelly that can be used to supplement or augment existing lubrication.
There is a gland outside the vagina called the Bartholin’s gland which also helps the in creating secretions for intercourse but this is mostly supplementary to the secretions that come from deep within the vagina. Both of these secretions occur on stimulation from the nervous system. Though it is not absolutely necessary that the secretions should exude only during arousal, this is when the secretions are at their maximum. As mentioned before, improper arousal and sometimes even nervousness about the sexual act can be a problem that comes in the way of arousal. To combat this, you need to understand your own sexuality better. You might have been used to a certain kind of stimulation all of your sexual life, but it is not necessary that the same stimulation would still be effective years later. Therefore, you must experiment with different arousal techniques during foreplay. Unfortunately, foreplay is something that partners that are easily aroused understand. You must make your partner understand that you need to be prepared physically before indulging in intercourse. That means that lubrication should occur much before intercourse should begin. Spend a lot of time in foreplay and experiment by acting out your deepest desires and sharing them with your partner as well. The subject of foreplay itself is a wide one, which is why you need to understand your own sexuality.
Post-menopausal women sometimes take supplements in hormone replacement therapy to help in vaginal lubrication. The same principle can be used here and you should therefore tank up on phtyoestrogens. These are plant estrogens and are most concentrated in flax seed and other kind of nuts. For arousal you could try to increase the amount of melanotan II in your system by simply indulging in a sun tan. This is a powerful, natural aphrodisiac.