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23rd July 2016
10:35pm BST
But a very common medication used almost daily by some can have a big impact on lubrication - antihistamines.
If you suffer from allergies, you'll be well acquainted with these bad boys. They can come in spray or tablet form and are used to dry up your mucus membranes so that your nose and eyes will stop incessantly running.
However, they don't discriminate - when they dry you up, they dry you up.
Nicole E. Williams, M.D., board-certified gynecologic surgeon tells Women's Health:
"Antihistamines work by drying out your mucus membranes to relieve nasal congestion... and in doing so, can also dry out other parts of your body, especially the vagina."
The catch with antihistimanes is that once ingested, they usually last from 12 to 24 hours, so think twice before you pop one!Explore more on these topics:
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