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Vaginal pain

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Marie1995
Marie1995

Hi. I feel desperate. I woke up in the night with pain in my vagina. I have been reading about vaginal atrophy? I question if it is this! I am 46 my last period was in February. I always feel like I have a bladder border line yeast infection. Can AV cause and aching pain? Please help? I'm terrified.

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  • lee12629
    lee12629 Marie1995

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    Some also use a vitamon e capsule. You poke it with a pin squeeze out the liquid e and wipe it on only the outside of the genitals,very soothing.
  • marilee43089
    marilee43089 Marie1995

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    I definitely have AV, as recently diagnosed by my obgyn.   I started using estrogen vaginal cream twice a week, but only done 3 applications so far and no change.

    I have had weird feelings in the vagina for a long time, but thought it was cause from riding horses.

    In October of this year, I got my very first UTI and haven't been able to get rid of it.  As many of you know, many of the AV symptoms are shared with UTI.

    I think it is difficult to describe the sensation one feels in that area.  What is 'pain' to one person is not to another.   My situation sounds more like poster Corado.  I have a combination of a burning, pressure, stinging, aching.   The unique thing about mine is that it is sporatic.  There is always some unwanted feeling there, but then I will get an 'attack' of this discomfort.  I can't call mine pain per se, but it is a very scary feeling to me.

    I get mine during bedtime, and I think that is because you are not preoccupied then and notice it more.

    • Marie1995
      Marie1995 marilee43089

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      Mine come and goes as well. From what I hear I think it take awhile for the cream to work.

      I also have burning, pressure, stinging and achy.

      I was terrified to wake up and feel a throbbing ache there. Oddly the heating pad helped. I hope my doctor is on board and doesn't brush me off again.

  • donna18720
    donna18720 Marie1995

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    Mine was/ is one of the more extreme cases of va and I also had a vaginal tear. And believe me it was not slight burning or discomfort. It was flat out PAIN. The kind of pain that leaves you shaking from head to toe. And it did not come and go. It started suddenly and was constant from that point. The only thing that relived it while I was waiting for the estrace to work was Norco
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