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Clob - Ointment or Cream?

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fran24104
fran24104

I have just finished using the ointment the gyno gave me and when I opened the follow up tube I got from the doctor it is the cream.  Should I get it changed and does it make much difference whether I use ointment or cream.

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  • sue47444
    sue47444 fran24104

    Posted

    Hi I have had the cream but my dr now gives me the ointment said let messy but both did the same for me
    • fran24104
      fran24104 sue47444

      Posted

      Thanks, I think I might try and get changed back to the ointment.  
  • Lodge
    Lodge fran24104

    Posted

    I have always had the cream and it has worked brilliantly.  

    Just out of interest, why is ointment supposed to be better?

    • Wero
      Wero Lodge

      Posted

      Hello, I believe that the ointment being oil based provides a better barrier and aids adsorption. I also find it nicer to apply and more comfortable.

    • fran24104
      fran24104 Wero

      Posted

      I think you are probably right but I will finish the cream and then try to change back to the ointment.  I don't think the cream does the job quite as well and I keep imagining I feel an itch again.  I hope it is only my imagination.

  • viv15674
    viv15674 fran24104

    Posted

    I much prefer the ointment.  It feels like it absorbs better and you also don't need to use as much.  The cream actually felt like it burned a little bit, while I don't have any discomfort with the ointment.  I see better results overall from the ointment.  The one down side is that my doctor recently told me that the ointment is now much more expensive, so if you're paying out of pocket it's going to cost you more.  

    • fran24104
      fran24104 viv15674

      Posted

      Thanks Viv,  The price may be why the doctor has given me the cream as I'm in UK and get my prescription on the NHS.  Having thought my LS was under control after one tube of ointment,  I have had another outbreak after starting on the cream and yes, I have used twice as much as it doesn't seem to go as far and I have gone back to twice a day.

    • viv15674
      viv15674 fran24104

      Posted

      I'm fortunate enough to have excellent prescription coverage with my health insurance plan, so the ointment is covered for me.  But my doctor asked me at my last appointment about my prescription plan for that reason--they've recently increased the cost of the ointment significantly and he didn't want me having to pay too much for my script if I had poor or no prescription coverage.  

    • fran24104
      fran24104 viv15674

      Posted

      I have a check up due in 3 months time so I will probably persevere with the cream until then and ask the gynocologist what she thinks.   The cream does seem to be working now.
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