Estrace cream is safe to use in woman who had melanoma

Estrace cream is safe to use in woman who had melanoma
Estrace cream is safe to use in woman who had melanoma

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 70-year-old woman who has been using Estrace vaginal cream weekly for several years. I am in excellent health, work out daily, run half-marathons and have my own business. I take 10 mg of atorvastatin daily. Ten years ago, I had melanoma removed from my arm.

My concern is the use of Estrace. My gynecologist recommended that I use it after a Pap smear, but my primary care phys…