Grace Her^™

I was two years past my last period when the discomfort started. Not unbearable, just there all the time — sitting through meetings, walking the dog. By the time I went looking for something I'd already tried four different moisturizers and a prescription cream I stopped because I didn't like how I felt on it. Found this through a friend who'd had a hysterectomy. I'm at week seven. The constant low-level discomfort is mostly gone. I'm not thinking about my body all day like I used to.

I had two kids in three years. By the time I weaned my second I was eleven months into the dryness and the reduced sensation and starting to worry it might be permanent. Went down a rabbit hole on Reddit and found a thread about genitourinary syndrome of lactation — that at least helped me understand what was happening biologically. Bought this in March. By April things were noticeably better. By May my body felt connected to itself again. It's still recovering but I have my answer: it wasn't permanent. 🥹

I bought this expecting the three-week timeline on the box and that wasn't my experience. I was at five weeks before I noticed anything change. By week eight I'd say the dryness was 70% better and the burning that used to come and go was gone. I'd buy it again at this price — but I'd plan for two months, not three weeks.

I'm writing this for the women my age who assume it's too late. I'd basically given up. I'd stopped wearing certain underwear. I'd stopped going on long walks because of the chafing. I had not had intercourse in over a decade.

My daughter-in-law sent me an article and I am stubborn enough that I didn't want to admit I was past hope. Three times a week for the first eight weeks. Around week six I'd stopped using a spray bottle to rinse after every bathroom visit. Around week ten I went for a three-mile walk and forgot about my body the whole time.

It is not too late at 68.

The dryness, the numbness, the just — not being present in my body during intimacy. My friend sent me this and I waited two months before I actually used it because I was so tired of trying things. I should not have waited. Five weeks in. I'd say I'm at 80% of where I was before kids. That's more than I'd hoped for. 💜

I'm not exaggerating. The laser helped but I'd plateaued. This has me feeling better than I did after the third session. Genuinely annoyed I didn't try it first.

Being honest because I read every negative review before I bought. Mine is positive with caveats. It took me three weeks before I felt comfortable using it — postpartum I was sensitive everywhere and the heat was a lot at first on the lowest setting. By week four I'd settled into it. At week ten the dryness is significantly better and intimacy is feeling less like a problem to solve. I still need lube. I'm still figuring my body out. But I'm closer than I was at four months postpartum.

Low-level burning at my desk for about eighteen months. My GP told me to drink more water and use a perineal spray. Neither did anything. Heard about red light on a women's health podcast and bought this on a whim. At week four the burning was at maybe a 2 out of 10. By week seven it was gone on most days.

The recurring infections were ruining my life. I was on prophylactic antibiotics for six months which I hated being on. My urologist mentioned that vaginal estrogen could help but I'd had a recent mammogram with some calcifications they were watching, so I didn't want to introduce hormones.

Started researching non-hormonal options. Red light kept coming up. It's been four months. Zero UTIs. I sleep through the night. I can't overstate what those four months mean to me.

The learning curve was real. I struggled with the angle, with how much lube to use, with the timer. I felt clumsy and almost packed it back up. The reason I'm leaving four stars instead of three: by week three I'd figured it out and by week six I was seeing real changes. The dryness went from constant to occasional. I just wish the instructions had been clearer about positioning. Don't quit in week one like I almost did.

Took me almost a year to figure out that the breastfeeding — not the delivery — does most of the damage. I felt stupid for not knowing that. By the time I understood, I was 14 months in with my second and still nursing, and the dryness was bad enough that I was avoiding bedtime. Six weeks of using this and I'd say it's at maybe 10% of what it was. My husband and I are okay again. 🥹 I wish someone had told me a year ago that the breastfeeding was doing this.

I lost myself somewhere around 52 — slowly, not all at once. Less interested in things I'd loved. Less inclined to make plans. Less likely to want to be touched. I'd put it all down to getting older. Eight weeks of using this and the body part is significantly better, but the bigger thing is I'm laughing more. I bought a new book yesterday. I made dinner reservations for our anniversary without dread. I just feel more like me. ✨