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Discomfort all the time. Replens? Topical hormone treatment?

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Cheetah
Cheetah

I saw the GP yesterday who diagnosed Atrophic Vaginitis.  I'm 69.  I've been using Sylk, which was prescribed by the nurse practitioner, without an examination, but it hasn't been particularly successful for me.  As I didn't really want to use hormone treatment, unless I had to, the GP has now prescribed Replens for me to try and I've to go back to her in six weeks.  If this doesn't work, then we'll be talking about topical hormone treatment.  The difficulty is that I am in discomfort al the time - soreness, itching etc., so this isn't purely a sexually related problem.

Have others used Replens?  How did you get on with it?  Did it help?  What about topical hormone treatment?  How easy is it to use and how successful is it?

I'd be interested in hearing the experiences of others who have this problem, particularly if it's an on-going situation and not purely sex related. 

Thanks.

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  • miriam17741
    miriam17741 Cheetah

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    I'm sorry that you're having such a hard time. I just wanted to mention that it could be that you have an allergy to parabens which is quite common and is also found in a tremendous number of health products. Almost all of the Replens products contain parabens except the once's with pre-filled applicators. I bought those and had no problems.

    Wishing you much healing and success.

  • miriam17741
    miriam17741 Cheetah

    Posted

    I would also like to mention that along with the dryness, I was having a lot of pelvic floor pain and other symptoms. We invesitgated the problem using Frequency Medicine (completely non-invasive - energetic) and discovered that I had herpes zoster! This virus does not always manifest as shingles on the outer skin in adults, it can also affect the inner organs. We treated the virus both energetically and using homeopathy and after 5 days, all the discomfort was GONE!
  • sallybongo
    sallybongo Cheetah

    Posted

    Hi Rosie. I use vagifem pessaries twice a week and top them up with "Yes water based lubricant every few days. It works for me along with an oil based lubricant for Saturday nights! 😊 I had terrible itching and soreness along with constant cystitis but not since I have followed this regime. I believe you can now get Yes on prescription though I just go to thru their website. Hope you get it sorted as if us miserable condition!
    • shirley84100
      shirley84100 sallybongo

      Posted

      Hi Sally, I also use Vagifem pessaries twice a week. Been using them since Xmas though I started with the V A a year ago. I have seen the Yes lubricants but I thought it was expensive. It was £11 for 6 applications. But can you just use part of one or do you have to use the whole thing in one go? Yes it is a miserable condition. Though there has been a slight improvement since last Thursday. Last Thursday, on a scale out of 1 - 10, 1 being really bad and 10 being no signs of A V at all, last Thursday was 10 on the Scale. Then Friday was about 3. Today has been about a 5. But Saturday to Tuesday were about 8. So up and down. I can feel the discomfort now but not at its worst. The wanting to wee all the time is a real bind too though not just as bad since Friday. Glad you are coping well anyway. I won't believe if I get up one day and I'm free of the A V. It will feel like all my Xmas's have come at once!!
    • sallybongo
      sallybongo shirley84100

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      Hi Shirley. Yes , they are expensive but you can bulk buy them in bags of 30 (water based applicators) and the oil based lubricant which I only use for fun nights (!) I am 67 so the oil based lube lasts a long time 😀😀 I am sure the last time I went on their website that you can now get them on prescription. Have a look. In fact I will have a look tomorrow as I need to get the water based applicators stocked up gor our holiday 😊. I only normally use ghe applicators once or twice a week along with the twice weekly vagifem and although I have better days I don't seem to get bad days any more. Just good and better if you follow. Anyway hope you manage to find a solution that suits you. Kind regards Sall
    • shirley84100
      shirley84100 sallybongo

      Posted

      Thanks Sall, I'm 57 by the way. I will go and check out the YES website later. It sounds good being able to bulk buy them in bags of 30. Glad you are doing well anyway. I am just amazed that in all my years, nobody warned me of this condition and the doctor said it was really common in post menopausal women. Thanks again. Shirley
  • claire28118
    claire28118 Cheetah

    Posted

    I am 42 and it seems that (although I didn't realise until fairly late in life that it was an actual condition) I have suffered from A dry vagina for most of my life. I have had a lifetime of thrush and discomfort after sex but in recent years my partner encouraged me to get a referral to a gynaecologist who put me on Vagifem twice a week (vaginally). This worked really well for me but now I've been on them for 2 Years and the Dr is now saying I'm risking getting cancer by continuing in this treatment. For the last month I have stopped taking the vagifem and now I'm back to being dry, sore and terrified of having sex incase it brings on the dreaded thrush! Has anyone been on Vagifem long term? Advice would be gratefully received.

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