Estriol Vaginal Cream.. Menopause .. anyone tried it for Vaginal Dryness ?

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Hope it works out for you!☺

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Thanks for the posts, you have encouraged me to give it a go after 2 months of looking at the instructions  

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Hello ladies, I'm new to this forum and after yet again another uti aswell as being 14 months with no period, spending Xmas eve at the outpatient department with my urine sample hidden in a doggy poo bag, suffering lichen sclerosis for approximately 15 years I was given Ovestin cream by my G.P. and I'm hoping it will prove to be the answer. I'm concerned as I can't use steroids for the LS so I'm worried the Ovestin will burn like hell but equally I'm not long married and don't fancy a sexless marriage. Thankfully my husband is very supportive and understanding as all you ladies seem to be.

So after my course of antibiotics I'll be trying the Ovestin on Valentines day......I'd rather have chocs and flowers but hey ho 😄

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P.S.

Just want to point out the urine sample was in a bottle in a poo bag, not just a poo bag 😱

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I've been prescribed Estridol for vaginal atrophy. When ever I use it I get a sensation of crawling insects on my skin, not where I apply the estrodol but on my legs, buttocks and torso. Does anyone else experience this?

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HI,

I wanted to know do you need to be taking a progesterone when taking estriol?  I have been using estriol  0.5% cream since May 2017. The cream does not have anything else in it like Vitamin C. Should the estriol cream have other things in it besides estriol?  I have been using it for both vaginal dryness and wrinkles on face.  Is using in on the face daily safe.   

thanks Marie

 

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Hi Phyl & everyone.

I am concerned so hope someone can help. I have been given Estriol cream to use nightly for 2 weeks then 3 times a week for the 3 months to help strengthen vag walls & help ease dryness & pressure pain. Trouble is I'm scared as I have thickening of the uterus although its been checked year or so ago & Ive read that Estriol cream will cause cancer in breast & gynae area. Ive been told its low dose but still not sure about it & that it makes one fat & will stop me weeeing & I've been getting headaches & slight nausea. I would love to be free from pressure pain & stinging, I don't have prolapse but had rectocele in 2014 which is holding but I'm careful not to get constipation. I'm 63 now & at the end of my tether with it all. Any advice would be great. Thank you.

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Hi coleen2828, I've been prescribed estriol cream and as far as the dryness is concerned it certainly works for me in the doseage you have been prescribed. We haven't had an side effects at all. It hasn't helped  with my hot flushes Im Sorry to say, but I think It's still worth using. Hope it works for you. Take care, Gail x

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Thank you Gail, I am so nervous about using this cream I have heard so many things & been getting headaches probably through unnecessary worry but I'm terrified it will cause cancer, but have read its contained as inserted by applicator. I'm over weight now, will it make me put on weight more?

Thank you again.

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Hi Colleen , well I didn't affect my weight but we are all different. For any relief from menopause symptoms I would use it personally but you need to decide what is right for you. I'm 60, have had various gynae issues over the years but am still happy to use it. Hope that helps. G x

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Hi Colleen,

Im sure Matron always said that the dosage is so low in the topical cream and is targeted to specific area so therefore absorbed into local tissue.

If you are unsure about using it when you already have thickening of the walls best to talk to GP about it.

I find when I first restart using the cream that I do seem to slightly fatten around lower abdominal area, but only a little and I thin out again as I take that months break.

Someone said ( can't remember who) you can stay on it and no need to take that months break anymore. My latest instructions were to take every day for two weeks and then as and when needed. So I go swimming once a week and take it that evening and also just before I do my 2 shifts at work so that splits it up too twice a week.

I get really nippy problem with dry scar tissue so it helps alleviate that. I also can feel a difference in the internal walks as they thicken up.

I was worried too when I first started it (I always avoided anything hormone based), but matron been using it for years so I thought it was worth giving it a go and see how it went and been using it for over a year and haven't gained any extra weight actually lost half a stone and feel it has aided my repairs helping to strengthen internal walls.

Phyl x

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Hello. I’ve just found this forum. I’ve used this estriol cream before and it tended to give me what feels like cramps in my ovaries. I told the doctor this but she dismissed it and advised me to start using again. I’ve done so but have got the same feeling again after using everyday for 5 days. Has anyone else experienced this at all? 

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Hi, I haven't had this problem but I know someone who has and she was told it was an allergic reaction. For vaginal dryness she was prescribed, vagifem and that seemed ok. Sorry this isnt a personal experience but thought it might help. Hope you find relief with something , take good care, gx

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Aah thanks Gail. I’ll go back to the Doctors then and hopefully get something else. 

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 Is all estriol considered hormone replacement therapy? I am looking for an interventional cream or gel. Does it all need to be prescribed by a doctor and made by a compound pharmacy? My doctor prescribed Premarin but I don't want to take it. Do any of the Estriol over-the-counter creams work? 

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I'm having the same symptoms. Like a tight pinching in one side of my abdomen. This didn't happen in the first two weeks when I was using it every night, but now that I'm down to only twice a week, it has started. Thinking I may have to use it 3 times a week.

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Hi jayneejay,

I had my last period 9 years ago and had few menopausal symptoms till 18 months ago. I started on Ovestin cream to help with vaginal dryness. It has been a big help in that regard but I am experiencing headaches the morning after using it. I seem to have these headaches consistently after using the cream, although I know I am prone to headaches. These headaches are really effecting my life and I wonder if any others have noticed this. 

 

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i know this is awhile ago you posted, but im having the same pinching. did it ever resolve? did you find out why? pinch on left side near ovary when i take estrogen insert