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...
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@DaisyMarigold @Mum2jj and @Suziq.
Hi, it’s Pauline from the policy team.
Re: Mona Lisa Touch, the evidence is still limited on effectiveness but you might be interested to hear that there is a clinical trial happening in Sydney and I’ve recently contacted the lead investigator to get further information on the study. You can read about the study design here.
Regarding Medicare funding
for Mona Lisa Touch and DHEA pessaries, the manufacturers of these products
would need to make an application to the Medicare Services Advisory Committee
(MSAC). I wrote to @Suziq earlier this year about the YES product. The UK
manufacturers have no plans to apply to MSAC for Medicare subsidy. I spoke with
the Australian distributor of the product, the Director of Organic Trader. She was keen for the YES range
of vaginal lubricants and moisturisers to be accessible for women in Australia,
if enough women showed interest. I suggested I could connect @Suziq directly
with Natasha, as she would like to get a deeper understanding of what you would
need in terms of affordability and accessibility, especially in terms of the
applicators - which I believe are quite expensive. Natasha suggested that as an
interim arrangement while she explores options with the manufacturer, Organic
Trader might be able to offer a number of special discount vouchers to wo men
affected by breast cancer who are interested in this product. I am
not sure what happened with follow up from @Suziq and the other women participating in that post thread on Lost Libido ladies.
If you would like to get in touch with Natasha directly, you
can email her: natasha@organictrader.com.au
Or call her on (02) 8399 0122