Looking after your sexual health is important for your emotional and physical well-being. Many people with diabetes—men and women—experience sexual dysfunction as a result of their diabetes or a health issue related to their diabetes. Family planning is also an important concern for people with diabetes, since a woman's high blood glucose can have effects on a developing fetus. Check out the articles in this section to learn about looking after your sexual health.

Menopause by Pat Dougherty, C.N.M., M.S.N., and Joyce Green Pastors, M.S., R.D., C.D.E.

For most women, menopause—the cessation of menstrual periods—is a normal, natural occurrence. The average age at menopause is 51, although any time after 40 is considered normal. The years leading up to the menopausal transition—a time known as the...

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New Contraception Options by Monica J. Smith

Given that approximately half of all pregnancies in the United States every year are unplanned, birth control is an important consideration for all sexually active women at risk of becoming pregnant. In the case of women with diabetes, however...

Sexual Wellness by Laura Hieronymus, M.S.Ed., A.P.R.N., B.C.-A.D.M., C.D.E., and Lawrence Maguire, M.D.

"Intimacy is being seen and known as the person you truly are."—Amy Bloom Researchers believe that up to 50% of people with diabetes will experience some sort of sexual dysfunction at some point. But even if diabetes doesn’t directly cause sexual...

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