Atrophy & Compounded Estrogen/Testosterone - How Long For Tissue to Heal?

Looking for some advice! This all started 3 years ago when I stopped my birth control and got a UTI followed by a yeast infection. My tissue never recovered, and for the longest time doctors blamed it on infections that were never showing up on any tests. Had hormonal blood work done and my NP was shocked at how low everything was for my age (I'm 29 now but this all started at 26). I've been prescribed numerous kinds of vaginal estrogen, i.e. Premarin, Vagifem, Estragyn, compounded vaginal estrogen suppositories, compounded testosterone cream, but each time I put it on my tissue (which is red/raw/inflamed) it makes the redness and burning x1000 times worse. They did trial me on a steroid cream to bring down inflammation, but sadly that only made it worse. I'm at a loss for what to do. Do I continue to power through the compounding cream despite how red and aggravated it makes the tissue? Is this normal? Some advice would be greatly appreciated!

Sincerely,

me + my burning/sad red vulva :(

Posted Dec 4, 2025, 9:50 PM UTC

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