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Vaginal atrophy and painful intercourse: What helps?
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I used premarin cream twice a week & it worked great. I can no longer take it due to the anastrozole I'm taking for breast cancer (lumpectomy stage 1A). I dried up just like you & intercourse is impossible & my partner understands, we just find other ways, forplay etc., it works. You just have to use it right, twice a week to keep your self pliable. Also, use a very small amount. I'd change doctors who are more knowledgeable on HRT. It's also been said that if you have taken HRT right after menopause you should be fine, but I'd only recommend the cream in very small dose.
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Thank you for your comments. I had the same diagnosis as you plu HER negative. After 8 months of AI's, my doctor ordered a sequence analysis of 9 genes & my cancer diagnosis combined. My results were negative, & now I use premarin cream, as I used to before AI treatment. HRT is wonderful, but some dr's just shake their heads at it, but in all reality, it's just doing what the body was doing before menopause. Your recommendation to find a Dr who has studied HRT is the best thing I ever did. With the diagnostic testing results, I was able to stop all drugs &, again, use premarin cream sparingly; it's enough to top the dryness & itching. I'm 75 & so much better, but I'm lucky & I know that.