MD won't prescribe oral estrogen

I'm 62 and had a hysterectomy at 43. I tried the estrogen pills after my surgery and they didn't agree with me, but I now believe that's because I had undiagnosed hypothyroidism. I didn't have sex for years. Last year I met someone who's 40 and we have had an on and off thing. He wants PIV intercourse, which we were unable to do because now I am too tight. I told him I could go on meds and my MD prescribed estrogen cream, but it makes my vagina smell bad. I think it's gross anyway because all the cream doesn't get absorbed; most of it just sits there and rots I guess. I asked the doctor if I could take the pills instead and she sent me a weird message saying the pills and the cream don't "work the same way." My old gynecologist never said this. It's the same drug. It would be a bummer if I can't take it because then I don't get to fuck my boyfriend. Of course we can do other things, but I understand why he wants to fuck, he's only 40.