Vaginal estrogen is a topical hormone treatment applied directly to the vagina that reduces dryness and itching without entering the bloodstream. The speaker says it completely transformed her sex life by restoring natural lubrication and sexual comfort. She recommends women with painful intercourse ask their doctor about it.
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Let's talk about vaginal estrogen. I think there's a lot of confusion about it. Yes, it is a form of HRT, but it's topical, which means that it doesn't enter your bloodstream in the same way as the more popular forms of HRT. It's just inserted as a pessary, a tablet, it's cream, gel, a ring. It comes in all different kinds of forms. I know that some women don't get on with one type, and if that's you, then definitely go to your doctor and ask if you can try it in a different form. You do need to get it from your doctor, although it is available over the counter under the name Gina in the UK, but, and I don't know where you live, so I can't say how you can get it. Generally, it's through your doctor. I didn't need to go and have any blood tests. What it does is it reduces the itching, the dryness, restores the lubrication in your vagina, basically makes it all perky again. It completely transformed my sex life. So if you're an older woman and you're experiencing pain during intercourse, then please, please, please go to your doctor and ask for vaginal estrogen.