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Vaginal atrophy and painful intercourse: What helps?

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@randy36

I have heard of the procedure however don't know anyone who has had it done post-menopausal and or on estrogen inhibitors experiencing vaginal atrophy. I believe this is one of the two biggest issues I have post-breast cancer and letrozole use this year. At 63 I developed this problem overnight and it is only getting worse. Besides the obvious and profound effects on my sexuality, it actually hurts to sit. I do use hyaluronic acid vaginal moisturizers which help but not enough. I have many questions for my oncologist's next visit about her patient's experiences if any. I wonder if a patient on estrogen inhibition/aromatase inhibition is a good candidate for this procedure. It would seem to me it wouldn't last long. Yes, I too am angered this procedure is not covered by health insurance. We must keep fighting! Any information I find out I will post here. Wish you well.

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@randy36

I will share here too as I look into this. I wasn't able to take the estrogen inhibiting drugs due to side effects but I lost my hormones anyway, but I'm sure it took my body much longer to get in this state. I do use estradiol vaginal cream and it helps. My oncologist cleared it for me and no doctor has seemed concerned that you get too much of it systemically in the body. You might ask your doctors about that as well. It made all the difference, up to this point, and now I'm on this journey to get a more effective/permanent solution. Hugs to you.