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I'm a 51-year bc survivor (9 yrs), post chemopause, experiencing severe vaginal dryness and atrophy. is an estrogen cream a safe option to consider?
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It depends: It depends on whether your breast cancer was estrogen receptor positive or negative. If positive, there is controversy about estrogen cream use even though very little of it is absorbed by the vaginal epithelium into the generalized blood stream.
Answered 10/24/2015
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