In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I’m giving away a pink ribbon product every single day during the month of October.
Today, October 26, is day TWENTY SIX of the Pink Ribbon Review Breast Cancer Awareness Month Giveaway.
Today I’m giving away enough Replens Vaginal Moisturizer to keep you moist for months!
Caveat: Replens isn’t giving money to the cause as far as I know, or doing anything in terms of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. There’s no pink ribbon on this product. It’s just that, knowing that vaginal dryness is a common problem for women under going cancer treatment, the …read more

Thanks to the people at Replens, 25 people will indeed be receiving samples in the mail of vaginal moisturizer, to help with the dryness associated with menopause and chemotherapy — perfect for those of us experiencing the problem as a result of our battle with breast cancer.
Here’s how I chose the winners: There were 83 entries that came in before the deadline. I went to random.org and entered in the appropriate parameters (choose 25 numbers randomly between 1 an 83 and print them in 5 columns). Here’s the chart random.org spit out for me.

Then, I went to the comments …read more

Today is the last day to throw your name into the hat to win 1 or 25 boxes of Replens Vaginal Moisturizer.
Reader response to this contest has been fantastic — 79 entries as of today (and we still have one more day to go). If you peruse the comment thread and you’ll see how important the issue of vaginal dryness is and why winning a product sample set would be such a score!
Here’s the original contest page. Just leave a comment on that post as your official entry. Good luck!

(Image: Replens)

On May 12 (geesh, time flies) I gave you all A Menopause Primer and promised you I’d have some resources for the women reading this blog battling menopausal symptoms as a result of your breast cancer treatment.
First, let’s review the symptoms of menopause, whether natural, chemical or induced:

Hot flashes and night sweats
Vaginal discharge or spotting
Vaginal dryness
Diminished sex drive and/or pain during intercourse
Urinary incontinence, UTIs or burning on urination
Insomnia
Mood swings (irritability, depression, anxiety)
Breast changes (shape, texture)

As I typed those I started to feel sorry for us all over again. In particular, those of us dealing with vaginal dryness.
Although I was told …read more