Has anyone experienced an increase in vaginal discharge with the use of oral progesterone? I was diagnosed with LS approximately 2 years ago, but had symptoms for 1 year prior to diagnosis. I am also expreriencing premature menopause (age 42) and consequently placed on Estradiol patch and medroxyprogesterone (1st 10 days of month). When I began not having cycles, they changed me to a 2.5mg tablet every day. This is when I began having an abnormal amount of vaginal discharge. It was not yeast and have been tested for yeast several times. I believe this increased discharge is very irritating to my skin and therefore has caused a LS flare that has been relentless since June (prior I was in remission for about a year & only using clob 2 x's/week). I complained to my Integrative Doctor, who put me on the bioidentical progesterone tablet. She thought this would eliminate the discharge that was clearly causing issues. While the discharge is better, it is not gone and remains irritating to my skin. Now I'm having to use clob 2x's/day! When I attempt to reduce the clob use, my LS symptoms increase.
Has anyone else experienced increased discharge with progesterone use?
If so, I would love to hear what you have tried (successful and unsuccessful).
My gynecologist is suggesting an IUD, as this will deliver the progesterone locally instead of the systemic route via the oral progesterone provides.
Thank you!
Krista