TV Adverts for" Vaginal Itching Creams" make me Cross

I totally agree, since I was diagnosed two of my friends complained of itching and I advised a trip to GP, one was diagnosed with LS, the other with Dermatitis & Eczema. We need to keep raising awareness so more people get the right treatment.

They make it sound normal and minor.  Yes. I used Canestan for decades before menopause, with intervals of about 3 months in between.  At first it was available on prescription and then it became an over the counter medication thus normalizing the problem. When that happens, doctors are not as aware of what's going on because you're not going to their offices for prescriptions. I often wonder whether all those yeast infections were a lead-up to my LS. Yeast infections, like LS, are also triggered by sugar, as is Irritable Bowel Syndrome which I also have had since menopause. Hmmm....  Maybe the problem originates with not linking certain diets with disease, and not linking 'minor' diseases like yeast infections with less minor ones like LS.

Until I seen my regular Dr. She said LS

And now went back last week thinking Hemerhoids

But no apparently it is LP in my anus. ...it sucks

I was doing good....thinking I had it under control

Going back tomy regular Dr in 2 weeks will see what she says

This is what my regular Dr gave me

2x a week vaginal pill Hormone started bleeding so I do it once a week now

Replenish cream 2 x a week

And the cortisone cream as needed (But not good)

What really kept me going was what I read on the net

Grab a spray bottle fill it Half with peroxide 3% only and half of sterilized water to clean wounds sold in pharmacy every time you go to washroom when done ... spray water bottle .....wipe delicately

You will see a big difference ....

Eventually you will use it only a few time a day

Then go 3/4 of sterilized water and 1/4 of peroxide

I will now more next week if really LP or Hemerhoids

I just taught to sharere this with you it is so scary when we start read about this...

This is my experience

The over the counter creams always made my itching and pain worse, which is how I knew it was something more than just regular irritation.  The thing is, many women do just experience harmless but irritating itching, so it's not necessarily that the companies are wrong to advertise their products for those lucky women who can get rid of their symptoms in a few days with an OTC cream.  Women just need to know that if their symptoms continue or worsen with the use of an OTC medication, then they need to see a doctor.