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Breast cancer survivor finds treatment for hormone therapy-related vaginal dryness
Magda, 47, lives in Geneva and is in remission after breast cancer.
Since 2018, the daily hormone therapy she takes to help prevent the cancer from returning has caused severe vaginal dryness and pain.
She says it made walking difficult and sex painful, and that earlier solutions raised concerns about cancer returning.
At a Geneva clinic, she tried injections of hyaluronic acid, a substance that binds water, into the vaginal lining.
She says the treatment helped; the area is numbed, and the procedure takes about 30 minutes.
The clinic recommends at least two sessions, six months apart, and says the body may then regain natural moisture over time.
Magda says the effects of hormone therapy on intimate health after breast cancer are rarely discussed.
Magda, a breast cancer survivor in remission, says injections of hyaluronic acid helped relieve vaginal dryness linked to her hormone therapy.
She says the dryness caused severe pain and made walking, cycling and sex difficult.
The treatment is offered at the Forever Institute, a clinic in Geneva.
The procedure takes about 30 minutes and costs 690 Swiss francs per session.
The clinic recommends at least two treatments, six months apart.
Magda says the effects of hormone therapy on intimate health are rarely discussed.
- Who
- Magda, a breast cancer survivor in remission.
- What
- She found relief from hormone therapy-related vaginal dryness through hyaluronic acid injections.
- When
- She says the dryness began in 2018; she found the clinic in 2022.
- Where
- At the Forever Institute in Geneva, Switzerland.
- Why
- Her daily hormone therapy to prevent the cancer from returning caused vaginal dryness.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
My skin was so dry that I could hardly walk because of the pain. Sex was completely out of the question.
I was desperate.
Hardly anyone talks about it. It is still a taboo.
Magda began experiencing vaginal dryness caused by her hormone therapy.
Magda was diagnosed with breast cancer.
In remission, Magda heard about the Forever Institute while looking for a job.
Magda tried the hyaluronic acid treatment and said it worked.
- Age
- Magda was 47 when interviewed.
- Location
- Forever Institute, Geneva, Switzerland.
- Treatment
- Hyaluronic acid injections into the vaginal lining.
- Procedure
- About 30 minutes per session.
- Cost
- 690 Swiss francs per session.
- Recommendation
- At least two treatments, six months apart.
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