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Vaginitis Self-treatment
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Alternative treatments for vaginal dryness
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Question:
Is there a drug-free treatment for vaginal dryness?
Answer:
Because there are many causes of vaginal dryness, there are many potential treatments. Before self treating, you should be sure your vaginal dryness is not caused by an infection, foreign body, or tumor (a rare cause of vaginal dryness).
A very common cause of vaginal dryness is lack of the hormone, estrogen. (See:
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