Vaginal Dryness After Using Birth Control Medication For A Long Period. Solution?

Posted on Wed, 6 Jun 2012

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Question : I am 22 years old on birth control for sometime now years. I have been experiencing a lot of vaginal dryness what should I do?

Answered by Dr. Rhea Chanda (1 hour later)

Hello,
Thanks for the query.
It is important to diagnose the cause of the vaginal dryness. Usually it occurs due to decreased estrogen production in the body.You can get the estrogen levels checked to find out if thats the cause.If so,then application of topical estrogen in the form of gel,cream tablets etc will help relieve the dryness.On the other hand,if hormone levels are normal,then use a lubricant to relieve the dryness.There may some other unrelated causes also that can be investigated later of symptoms dont recede.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar