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For the majority of women, menopause occurs between 48 and 52 years of age. But in some cases, it can happen sooner. This is called early menopause. The hormonal changes related to this period of life are not without consequences, especially on the libido. On Thursday, in Sans rendez-vous, the program Santé d'Europe 1, the psychoanalyst and sexologist Catherine Blanc explains how to reconcile early menopause and sexuality.
The question of Laurie, 35
"I have just been menopausal when I'm only 35. My libido is completely extinguished which makes me very sad, I would say depressed, what should I do?"
Catherine Blanc's answer
"There are women who are menopausal early, which is often painful when they have waited a long time to get babies and they find themselves, when they want to make babies, menopausal. who carries libido, especially women, is also a child's project, even if we do not have a real project to want one, to know that we have the capacity to be able to do so , is extremely exciting.
When all of a sudden, the body says 'stop', it is extremely painful, like a castration of its fertility power. This has an influence on his excitement and sexuality. There is an anxiety of death and aging that is grafted. Now, to have desire, one must have an idea that life and our body belong to us.
The menopause causes a loss of estrogen therefore a major hormonal upheaval. A menopause remains the same whether one is 35 or 50 years old. Except that when we are 35, we did not imagine being at this meeting there. All of a sudden, we are bombarded in a situation that resembles, in its representation, the idea of an old woman.
Is this loss of libido inevitable?
No, libido is not just a physiological issue. It's an emotional project. Even in retirement homes, you have old women who talk about sex and who are excited. If we want to be reassured, we can talk to the one we love or to professionals, to help the body to go well. Sexuality is a lifeline and as long as we are alive, sexuality has its place. "