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[Machair]

I am in the last throws of peri-menopause I am sure aged almost 55- no period since November. My question is for ladies in my situation, or those post not on HRT, what happens to vaginal secretions do they disappear altogether? I am still seeing some clear secretions that dry to a pale yellow every couple of weeks for a few days just like when I was having normal cycles, and have nothing in between. I wonder if this is normal and what you all have. There is no soreness dryness or irritation. 

[CLKD]

I hadn't really noticed any difference ………. until I got VA  ……..

[Machair]

If you don't mind me asking does VA cause discharge or just dryness and what sort of discharge is it?

[CLKD]

My Mum used to call a discharge every month as 'the whites'  and she would tell MY DAD  like he was interested: not.  I was remembering this in the early hours …… shortly into marriage we began using KY jelly regularly so what goes up has to come down  - sometimes a normal clearish discharge would require a pad for 24 hours. 

After being sterilised it became less of a problem and as I aged and VA kicked in, I became drier and drier inside = treatment.  Then of course there's a slight normal discharge the next morning  - oh the JOYS !

[Limpy]

If you don't mind me asking does VA cause discharge or just dryness and what sort of discharge is it?

VA causing discharge, if only........ 
For me VA was unremitting dryness 

[Hurdity]

The way I see it is as Limpy says - as oestrogen levels fall vaginal tissues become thinner and lose their secretions so you just get dry - and as CLKD says you get them again when you use vaginal oestrogen - partly due to the stuff itself and partly because you become more plumped up generally! I think with severe untreated VA you could also get some discharge but this would not be healthy discharge and could indicate damage to the tissues or infection.

Here you go - just found the back magazine articles section of the new website - a helpful one about just this topic:
http://www.menopausematters.co.uk/article-vaginal-atrophy.php

Hurdity x

[Machair]

Thank you so much for all your replies. Seems I am not as near the end as I thought as dryness isn't a problem yet.