Always dry??

Alright so I'm just going to jump right in. For the past year and a half or so I've been struggling with vaginal dryness. And not just during intercourse, but ALL the time. There are probably just a few days out of every month that I can feel myself discharging like normal, and that's usually before my period. I'm mostly concerned because I'm only 18. My long term boyfriend says he doesn't mind and he understands, but it's extremely embarrassing for me because he turns me on like no other and I can't even show him that. Sex hurts, and has become less and less enjoyable which sucks because my man and I have a very active sex life.

Upon Doing further research, I am relieved to see it could just be an imbalance of hormones but I'm also nervous to know it could be early menopause. Of course I know I need a doctor to figure out exactly what's wrong, but until then does anyone else have this problem?? And if so, is there something you've done to help stop the issue? I'm so tired of feeling so inadequite and unsexy because of this..