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Ladies: How are you managing vaginal atrophy as you age?

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Just left my Dr's today and my vulva issues have mostly been resolved but I still have dryness and itching and redness. Since I have had breast cancer I am scared to use vaginal estrogen but I am going back on Vagifem which worked spectacularly before I was diagnosed and told to get off of it.
Took my first dose today and will use it for 5 days vs 7 to get to maturation then twice weekly and will see if I can even try using it only once a week. They are saying now that using vaginal estrogen does not raise your risk of recurrence or death however if you are on a AI (aromatase inhibitor) you can't use it. Since I am not using them I will cross my fingers and see if it helps enough to warrant the tiny risk.

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Did you try organic coconut oil? It cures my lesions, itching and dryness. I use it everyday after my shower. My GYN won’t prescribe hormones, but this worked perfectly, so I am 100% satisfied.