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Parched Privates?(lack of vaginal lubrication caused by dehydration)(Brief Article)

Cosmopolitan

| October 01, 2001 | CALIFANO, JULIA | COPYRIGHT 2001 Hearst Communications, reprinted with permission of Hearst. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Dehydration may be behind your lack of lubrication.

"When you don't get adequate fluids, your body starts pulling moisture away from other sources--including the mucus membranes of your vagina--to nourish your vital organs," explains Rodney Francis, an OB--GYN in Santa Monica, California. The result? You stop secreting as much vaginal lubrication; which can make sex ...

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