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Q. I've suffered from vaginal dryness for several years and found a great help by accident. I started taking omega-3 and vitamin E capsules every morning to help with my dry skin.
Three weeks into this regimen, I noticed that 45 minutes after taking the vitamins I became sexually aroused and noticed that I was no longer suffering from vaginal dryness! What a GREAT discovery! The supplements did nothing for my dry skin, though.
A. We have never heard about these supplements easing vaginal dryness or improving libido. A search of the medical literature turned up an old study in which 1000 IU of vitamin E daily did not affect sexual arousal (Archives of Sexual Behavior, Sept., 1979). More recently, a couple of non-controlled Italian studies have examined vaginal application of formulations containing vitamin E, but that approach is quite different from yours.
Omega-3 fats found in fish or flaxseed oil are good for the cardiovascular system. We could find nothing to suggest they would improve sexual arousal.
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I take Omega 3 fatty acids in liquid form and I have noticed that it does lubricate both my skin, especially I notice a big difference on the heels of my feet, and it lubricates my mucous membranes.
For example, I have dry eyes diagnosed by my opthamologist but I don't need to take any dry eye medications. I also have atrophic vaginitis, but the fish oil doesn't work for that. I have to use an Estring (estrogen ring), and sometimes even that doesn't work and then I take vitamin E suppositories for that. Vitamin E suppositories also alleviate mild discomfort from hemorrhoids.
I have used estroil gel for vaginal dryness for years. It is only available from a compounding pharmacy but my gyn doctor writes the prescription for it. Besides keeping me comfortable it has been known to prevent urinary infections. I am 73 years old and have not had any.
This site is so interesting and helpful and I want to help with my experience.
Perhaps vitamin E alone doesn't work for vaginal dryness, nor does Omega-3. But used together they may have an entirely different (and more beneficial) outcome -- someone should study the two when used together.
I'm female and I've taken Omega 3 and vitamin E for several years and it DOES act as a sexual stimulant. Not sure why and I don't care. All I know is that it works!!!
Am taking 4 grams daily of the omega-3. How much vitamin E do you take daily?
Thanks.
Unlike one of your other readers, I found that the fish oil does help my skin in addition to reducing my fibrymyalgia and arthritis pain. I was able to decrease my Ultram from tid or qid (and still have pain) to bid w/ very little pain unless I overdo w/ the limited amt of yard work I am able to do.
There is a big difference in quality of fish oils, some of them could be just plain fishy
oil, it's the EPA and DHA amounts that are important. Just because a capsule says 1000mg does not mean you get 1000mg of the important ingredients of DHA and EPA. Most of them are 180EPA and 120 DHA.
The fish oil that I take that makes my skin feel better is molecularly distilled pharmaceutical grade fish oil. It costs a lot, but only a little bit is needed every day so it lasts for 8 weeks for 2 people, so it is really cheaper than some of the cheapest brands.