WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for June, 2007: Re: CHRONICPAIN: Low estrogen and pain during sex

Re: CHRONICPAIN: Low estrogen and pain during sex

From: Pat Sonnenstuhl (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 27 Jun 2007 18:58:15 -0500 (CDT)

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I am not so sure I agree with all of the inforamtion you ahve been given. If the cream has helped heal the tear, and she has now been off the pill for awhile, it is hard to know what is happening. Pain and bleeding might be associated with other things. She shouldn't need hormone treatments. You didn't mention her age. You really need to discuss this with her gyn provider, to get a clear picture of what is happening. I don't care for too much hormone manipulation, and that is what sound like has been happening. The pill can change a woman't hormone feelings, as it is a synthetic of natural hormones. So, going off of them helps.

Perhaps another type of pill would be more well received by her body. Has she tried a good family planning clinic like Planned Parenthood ? They can usually provide accurate inforamtion and offer reduced rates for programs. There are other methods also that might work better for her.

At Wed, 27 Jun 2007, michael wrote: >
>My girlfriend started the pill about a year ago. Shortly after she
>started experiencing pain and bleeding during sex. It turned out her
>body stopped making it's own estrogen and was relying on the pill she
>was taking, which was a low dose. Her hormone levels were
>post-menopausal and as a result she had a small vaginal tear. She
>stopped the pill and used a steroid cream which took care of the tear,
>but it's now been a few months and sex is still uncomfortable and her
>hormone levels are probably still low. We don't have the money for her
>to get hormone treatments so we are basically stuck, she's still paying
>doctor bills from when we were trying to diagnose the problem. Is there
>any other way?

-- Pat Sonnenstuhl, CNM, CHT

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