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Thanks to everyone for your stories. Recently diagnosed here. Dr thinks vestibulitis caused from years of Yasmin birth control begun while I was an adolescent, which caused a hormone imbalance and completely dried out the area (apparently Yasmin/Yaz is one of the worst pills due to its hormone ratios). Dr took me off birth control and prescribed a compound cream. The first one I tried was in a base similar to lidocaine - kind of an oily gel. My vagina felt severely swollen and even worse, leading us to think I was allergic to the base. We switched to a cream, similar to Premarin. I am trying that 1x per day for a week. Except I seem to be experiencing swelling and fissures/sharp pain while waking - definitely worse than before using the cream. But I am also a few days before my period in my cycle, during which time symptoms are always worse (and then almost completely alleviate during period). Has anyone else had a bad reaction to their estrogen /testosterone compound that they suspect is not due to the base? Is it possible my symptoms could get worse before getting better? Is it possibly completely unrelated (correlation but not causation)? So frustrated after finally finding a doctor and being told there is a path to recovery. Any thoughts at all welcome.