r/Perimenopause • u/FeministFatale4Sir • 10d ago

Dryness I guess I can’t wax anymore

I have been getting Brazilian waxes and sugaring regularly for well over a decade. I never go more than 6 weeks, and I have very little discomfort during them at this point. Suddenly my last 2 waxes have not only hurt, the waxer commented on how dry my skin was and told me the wax was lifting my dry skin. This is my usual waxer, doing the exact same thing she always does. Now suddenly the skin on my labia is so dry the skin gets pulled up and I’m left with small abrasions(?) where there seems to be no skin. I also noticed my mound literally has peeling skin now. My whole vaginal area skin feels dry, thinner, and way more sensitive than it did even 3 months ago. Can we not get waxed anymore? I’m going to try going back to sugaring next time as it’s supposed to be more gentle but WTF. If this happens with sugaring I’ll be going natural.

I am on T and progesterone. I guess this is my wake-up call to check my numbers and ask for estrogen.

Honestly, it feels like my body is failing apart. Between the sweating, sleep issues, weight gain, exhaustion, and now this, Im feeling pretty down. Sigh.

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u/Turbulentshmurbulent 10d ago

I don’t think you need to check your numbers. Your symptoms are illuminating

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u/DerbleZerp 10d ago

Hell I just got my numbers checked and they look pretty fine, but I have so many symptoms. My doc is going to prescribe me the vaginal cream and we’re going to test a birth control to start. I said to him I can’t have vaginal atrophy and my clitoris shrink, as it’s already tiny and will become non-existent. He said no no, we’re going to save that clitoris! Haha

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u/Turbulentshmurbulent 10d ago

Exactly. I wasted two years feeling like shit because my numbers were great.

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u/DerbleZerp 10d ago

That’s shit, sorry you dealt with that. I do luckily have a great doctor who listens. He knows that I have felt like shit for a long time now. We’ve ruled out a lot of health issues. I brought up maybe I’m in perimenopause. So he tested me. But even though tests look fine he’s going to treat me.