Pain during sex can be experienced at any age, but it may be more common around and after the age of 50 years. Any time there is a significant drop in estrogen in your body, you are at risk of experiencing pain with intercourse.
As part of the normal aging process, women undergo many biologic changes that affect their reproductive system and well-being. This is a spectrum that starts with puberty transitions though peri-menopause and ends in menopause.