Vaginal atrophy. Why didn't someone warn me?
There’s a long list of things nobody warns you about when you go through cancer treatment. It is fairly well known that chemotherapy, radiation therapy and significant surgery all carry risks and sid...
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@Movingon
’Vaginal dryness’ is the only clue I got and it really doesn’t quite cut it. There are things that may help - a loss of libido
is harder to resolve but dryness can be counteracted. There’s a group - Let’s talk about vaginas - on this site that can share some positive information about lubrication and medication. Some oncologists are helpful on this, others not so. Your GP
may be more helpful. Worst case, what are your options about tamoxifen? And don’t let anyone tell you it’s caused by something else - I was on Letrozole and it happened almost as quickly! Luckily my long term partner is understanding and also inventive! Best wishes.
’Vaginal dryness’ is the only clue I got and it really doesn’t quite cut it. There are things that may help - a loss of libido
is harder to resolve but dryness can be counteracted. There’s a group - Let’s talk about vaginas - on this site that can share some positive information about lubrication and medication. Some oncologists are helpful on this, others not so. Your GP
may be more helpful. Worst case, what are your options about tamoxifen? And don’t let anyone tell you it’s caused by something else - I was on Letrozole and it happened almost as quickly! Luckily my long term partner is understanding and also inventive! Best wishes.