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I am 82 and have been using estrogen cream for over forty years. Even before menopause which I went through and was all over at 48, I was so dry that I had to have my urethra dilated because of dryness. Believe me not fun. That's when I was put on the cream. My daughter who is 56 is on it also. Not one side effect. I could never take birth control pills because the estrogen bothered me, but this is so different. You usually start with it every night then just twice a week. If I don't use it I can feel things starting to close again.
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I am so happy for you. Estrogen has risks. When we are told about medical risks it is never that every person using the medication will experience a particular side effect, it is to warn you which side effects you could have. I hope you and your daughter never have the cancer side effect of estrogen use, or any other side effect, but that does not change that some people will have the cancer side effect to their horror. The nature of risk is that you roll the dice and hope it’s not you. Just about everything has risk. Each person has to decide which risks they want to take. For me, personally, I chose not to take the estrogen risk when coconut oil will ease my vaginal discomfort without risk.