Problem: Article: Your body's level of estrogen drops significantly during and after menopause, stopping your periods and causing vaginal atrophy drying and thinning of the walls of your vagina. Thus, the most common way to improve vaginal dryness is by replacing lost estrogen. Using estrogen may not be safe for some women, however. Discuss your issue with your doctor or OB/GYN so they can ask you your health history and do an exam. You can also have low estrogen if you've had your ovaries removed or had chemotherapy cancer treatment. You shouldn't use estrogen if you have or ever had breast cancer or endometrial cancer. Don't use estrogen if you have undiagnosed vaginal bleeding. Replace estrogen locally by using an estrogen cream like Estrace or Premarin. Insert the cream into your vagina with an applicator. Use it every day for 1-2 weeks, then 1-3 times per week or however your doctor suggests you use it. Estrogen also comes in tablet form, like Vagifem. Insert the tablet into your vagina with an applicator daily for 2 weeks, then twice a week thereafter for as long as you need it. Vaginal estrogen is considered safe for long-term use. If you don't want to use the cream, there are other options. Try an estrogen ring like Estring a flexible ring that you insert into your vagina that releases estrogen to the local tissues. If inserting it is challenging, ask your doctor to do it for you. The ring only needs to be changed every 3 months. You can leave the ring in place during sex. Only about 10% of the estradiol is absorbed systemically, so the side effects are minimal. Prasterone, or dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), is a non-estrogen vaginal suppository. Insert the capsule into your vagina daily. This can be a good option if you want to use local vaginal therapy but want to avoid estrogen. The medication ospemifene (Osphena) isn't estrogen, but it's similar to it and it acts similarly in your vagina. This pill can help improve vaginal dryness. You may have hot flashes as a side effect. This medication can increase your risk for blood clots or cancer of the uterus, and you shouldn't use it if you have or have ever had breast cancer. Talk to your doctor about the risks and benefits of taking this medication. HRT involves taking estrogen supplements by mouth so that the level of estrogen in your whole body increases, not just in and around your vagina. This can be helpful if you have severe symptoms of menopause like hot flashes. However, it's more likely to cause side effects and can increase your risk for some cancers. HRT is available as a prescription in pill form, as well as a patch, an under-the-skin implant, or a gel you put on your skin. Weigh the risks and benefits of HRT with your doctor.
Summary: Discuss risk factors with your doctor. Use an estrogen cream. Try the estrogen ring. Try Prasterone. Ask about a prescription for ospemifene. Consider hormone replacement therapy (HRT).

Problem: Article: At the end of your outing, linger with your date before parting. Even if you're nervous, try not to fill every moment with words. Draw out natural pauses, which allows a moment of anticipation to build. Remember, you don't have to talk all the time in order to create a special moment. Sometimes, the most memorable moments are those without words. Minimize the physical distance between you and your date. You can sweep their hair out of their eyes or touch their arm. Touch indicates that you're ready for a more intimate moment. Remember to look for signs that your touch is welcome. If your date strokes your face or touches you back, that is a positive sign. If your date leans or turns away from you, that is a negative sign. Give them some space. Say something sincere to make your date feel close to you. Even though you don't know each other well, try to pay them a genuine compliment about the nice time you've had. You'll be physically close, and your words will create emotional intimacy. For example, making eye contact, you could say, "I had a really wonderful time tonight." Draw out the moment after your compliment and glance at your date's lips. Hold your gaze there only for a second or two, then make eye contact again. Keep your mouth gently parted, ready to kiss. If your date looks at your lips too, that is a great sign. They may even make the first move. If your date looks away from your lips, fidgets, looks around, or appears otherwise uncomfortable, that is not a great sign. If you're not sure about kissing your date, just ask them. This step might prevent you from getting rejected, if you're worried about that. You might say, "I'd really like to kiss you right now. Is that okay?" They may say "sure!" or they may even reply with a kiss. They may also say "no," in which case, you should respect that and not pressure them for a kiss. Your date may take the lead with the kiss, or they may turn away. If they kiss you back, kiss slowly, reading your date's level of enthusiasm before doing anything more intense. If you're unsure if they want to kiss, lean in slowly. This gives them time to stop the kiss if they don't want to. Pay attention to their body language. If they start to pull away, stop; don't continue going for the kiss.
Summary: Linger at the end of the date. Get physically close. Pay your date a compliment. Shoot a glance at your date's lips. Ask your date if you can kiss them. Lean in for the kiss, gently pressing your lips against theirs.

Problem: Article: Say you borrowed money from a friend who is going to charge you daily interest. The amount borrowed was initially $15 and the interest rate is 3% per day. These are the only two numbers you need for the calculation. Working backward from before, divide the percentage by 100%, or you can multiply by 0.01 (they're the exact same). 3%/100% = 3/100 = 0.03. It helps to reword your problem with the new value(s) now in the form of "X of Y is Z." X is the decimal form of your percent, "of" means to multiply, Y is the whole amount, and Z is the answer. So, 0.03 x $15 is $0.45. In this example, $0.45 is the amount of interest accrued each day that you do not pay your friend back. If you need to further calculate the total due after 1 day, you would add the amount you borrowed to the amount of the interest times the number of days. So $15 + ($0.45 x 1 day) = $15.45.
Summary:
Identify the given numbers you're working with. Convert the percentage into a decimal. Re-word the problem with your new values.