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[Maryjane]

Machair yes it would run out .

[Machair]

Thank you so much Maryjane for taking the time to answer my post, it is appreciated so much. My husband said the discharge looked like Dulux magnolia paint - not really what you want to see is it?

[Maryjane]

Lol 🤣 I had a photo of mine on my phone and said to gynae that is what's what , she then agreed VA.

I don't no if you have read my VA story ? Gone public.

It's in the May edition of menopause matters magazine, and Dr Louise Newson's web page , my name is Jane Lewis re the stories.

Sick of this subject being so hush hush , so trying to get it out there , have a couple of other pieces in the pipeline also.

Yes magnolia paint. 🙈

[Machair]

Maryjane can you post a link to the May edition as I can't locate it?

[Maryjane]

If it works page 12

https://menopausematters.co.uk/magazine/back-issues.php#48

[Zara69]

Hello...I had this watery stuff too, knew it wasn't urine as I had no control over it - just poured out...I couldn't work out what it was, thought at one point it was trapped bath water or something!! 🙄😂.  Thanks to this site I read about ladies with similar probs.  Got vagifem and I've never had it reoccur.

[Maryjane]

Zara69 ....bath water 🤗🤣

[weathergirl]

This is fascinating!  I had never realized this could be VA.  I'm on a very low dose estradiol patch 0.0375 - it delivers barely enough estradiol to stave off hot flashes.  This is by my choice.   I've noticed over the past 6 months or so that I go through times of what seems like a lot of watery discharge.  Not enough to wear a liner/pad or anything like that, but noticeable to me.  No odor at all, and no itching or anything.  I didn't know that VA could cause something like this.  Intuitively, I would have thought the exact opposite - a drying feeling and drier secretions (or lack of secretions) which would indicate atrophy.   What is the mechanism that causes atrophy to produce MORE as opposed to less secretions?  I'd be so interested to know.  xxxx

[Maryjane]

Basically ( BTW  answering so quick today as in bed ill ) anyway , in our prime we had a nice viscous sticky / mucous discharge that coated the vagina / vulva/ urethra by default which kept everything supple warded off UTIs , then as we age the vaginal walls become thin and without realising it you are dry inside , as the discharge runs out and does not stick and coat the vaginal walls as when we were young .

Hope that make sense ? The watery discharge is also drying, so personally I would start local oestrogen before it potentially gets worse .

Why oh why aren't we warned , as this is a big problem especially repeated UTIs as we age . I have a PHD in VA or so it seems , very tempremtal vagina that has bought me to my knees , and nearly crippled us financially. 😡

[Maryjane]

The mechanism is all due to lack of oestrogen which has a knock on effect re collegian , the pelvic area is the most oestrogen receptive part of the body , and as a NHS gynae said to me since the HRT scare they are seeing more and more pelvic issues due to lack of oestrogen, prolapse, repeated UTIs VA etc.

[weathergirl]

Maryjane, thank you for all the very valuable insights! I'm so sorry you had to experience she come about them the hard way though. 😞 Your info is very much appreciated. xxxx

I hope you feel better soon!