Questioning Essential Oils (Female Adult Content)

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I'm trying to get onto a Menopause board on Facebook but I guess it's inactive as no one has accepted my membership, so I thought I'd pose my question here. I am post-menopausal. While going through menopause I used Yam Cream/Gel which eliminated all menopausal symptoms. However, when I showed the cream to my doctor she said it was estrogen based and since I had two close calls with cancer (a lump removed from my breast and several abnormal pap tests), taking hormones was not recommended. So I stopped using the yam cream and eventually hot flashes kicked in, dryness and painful intercourse, and, well, I'll just say low libido (the mind is willing but the body isn't). We've had to resort to watching certain videos which I really don't like having to do (but it works). There has to be something totally natural out there that can help with this. I've heard people singing the praises of essential oils, but not necessarily with regards to menopause. Does anyone have any advice? Maybe even something else that is natural that will help. I thought the yam cream was natural and had been using it for years. I started using it again this week because I am so frustrated. I want to throw a chair through a window! Anyone have any suggestions?