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Let's have another conversation about vaginas
Following on from my last post, today was my first appointment with the gynaecologist to discuss vaginal atrophy. By a happy coincidence, it turns out that Dr Metawa is one of the two doctors that in...
These are excellent - thank you. I note that: 'Concern remains that DHEA and testosterone are precursors for estrogenic compounds via aromatization [36].' I thought this one had been cleared up, but obviously not. So I guess if you want to be safe, use the Yes Vaginal Moisturiser - which is made of organic products - 3 x a week and see how you go. Chris, re libido: green oats from a naturopath may help. I was prescribed them for anxiety, noticed an improvement in libido, and googled them - they can help libido. As they're calming, they may help with the hot flushes. They were prescribed for me by a medical herbalist who has had breast cancer, and who also prescribed a herbal tonic that did stop the hot flushes. Expensive, like about $85 for a large 500ml bottle, and took about 6 months to work while she tweaked it all, but it did work well in the end. I stayed on it for about 3.5 years, then had to stop it earlier this year after being diagnosed with lymphoma and had to have biopsies. Oddly, the hot flushes never really returned - I get the odd very mild one now, but that's it. I'm 67. xx