DEAR DR. GOTT: I am an 85-year-old lady. I have a stinging and burning sensation when I urinate. My doctor told me it was because of my hormones and prescribed a vaginal hormone pill, which I use twice a week.

I read an article in a magazine that said women my age shouldn’t use hormones because it will hasten Alzheimer’s disease. Is this true?

DEAR READER: Burning and stinging during urination is often a sign of a urinary-tract infection. I trust you were tested (and found to be negative) for this possibility before your physician then diagnosed vaginal atrophy due to l...

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