Two things can be true at the same time. I am grateful to be alive long enough to go through menopause. I am also furious about how little we are told about what happens to our genitals as we age.
This week on Sex Advice for Seniors, after nearly 200 episodes, I finally said the words “clitoral atrophy” out loud. Mindset and Lifestyle coach Tanya Leake joined me to walk through what actually happens. Falling estrogen thins the tissues. Blood flow drops. The clitoris becomes less sensitive, takes longer to wake up, and sometimes goes quiet. In some cases, the hood fuses over the head of the clitoris. There is a name for it. Clitoral adhesion. Most women have never been told this is a thing.
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I'm Suzanne Noble - writer, entrepreneur and podcaster.
I’m the author of the bestselling erotic memoir The Butcher, the Baker, the Candlestick Maker and The Not So Invisible Woman, which explores sex, visibility and reinvention later in life.
I’m the co‑founder of Advantages of Age, a social enterprise created to challenge media narratives around ageing. As part of this work, I also co‑founded Startup School for Seniors, an award‑winning initiative supporting later‑life entrepreneurship. This work has been recognised by the Euclid Network, which named me one of the Top 100 Women in Social Enterprise, and by UnLtd, where I received both the Do It Award and Grow It Award.
Separately, I run Sex Advice for Seniors, a Substack bestseller and chart‑topping podcast with hundreds of thousands of downloads.
I’ve also been a finalist for the Exceptional Achievement Award from the Silver Marketing Association, named Startacus Self‑Starter of the Year, and shortlisted for Techpreneur of the Year.
My writing and work have been featured in The Times, Forbes, The Telegraph, BBC, BuzzFeed, Financial Times and The Guardian, amongst others.
