Overview

• Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung and Neue Rhein/Neue Ruhr Zeitung published near-identical consumer guides on September 28 with a Berlin dateline.
• The pieces frame vaginal dryness, pain during sex and lowered libido as common menopausal symptoms that can strongly affect quality of life.
• Experts quoted include Sinai Blumenthal and Dr. Katrin Schaudig, who encourage women to seek professional support rather than silently endure symptoms.
• The guidance emphasizes proper intimate care to counter changes to the labia and vaginal mucosa and notes that modern treatments can ease discomfort, with one therapy said to "save women a lot of suffering."
• The coverage expands the reach of established recommendations across regional media rather than reporting new clinical findings.