Advisory: This week's post deals with sensitive sexual issues in a way that some readers may find graphic.
This is your woo-woo:
This is your woo-woo on drugs:
D@MN YOU TAMOXIFIEND! The Tamoxifiend...
The bitter little pill...
And he...
...out the woo woo. Now, when I was put on Tamoxifiend three years ago, (I have 2 more years to go) I was told about the risk of uterine cancer, ocular cancer, bone density loss, weight gain and yes,"feminine...
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