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[Oliversut01]

Have used Ovestin on and off for some time and it’s been ok. Just weaned myself off HRT and started to use it again but it’s been awful.
I cannot cope with the amount of watery discharge the next morning, gets me out of bed about 3 times during the night too! I know my Oestrogen level must be quite low now and  I never experienced this while on HRT.
Just wondered if anyone else has had this issue? Or knows why it could be causing this. Thank you ☺️

[bombsh3ll]

No personal experience but depending on your anatomy the Estring might be a suitable alternative for you.

[CLKD]

Ovestin/estriol should be absorbed overnight and used every night until symptoms ease and then every 3/4th night to keep things supple. I never get a discharge the next morning. It mayB that because your vagina was dry that you are now 'lubricated' more naturally.  VA treatment every night is required to ease any symptoms.  Or it mayB that you are leaking urine - R U getting up to P or to wipe away any discharge?

[joziel]

When you have low estrogen, the cervix can try to fix this by over-producing thin liquidy stuff.

Why have you weaned yourself off HRT? There is no need to ever stop HRT, you can remain on it until the day you die. Many women on systemic HRT don't even need any local estrogen products... (some do, but a lot less than if they weren't on any systemically).

[Oliversut01]

I weaned myself off due to LCIS, a breast condition that can be stimulated by Oestrogen. If it wasn’t for this, I would have remained on it - although I did struggle with the Progesterone part. Bloating / feeling of needing to pee all the time has been better without it but all the other meno symptoms have returned.

[bombsh3ll]

Have you looked into tibolone?

This can be a good systemic treatment for those at increased risk of or concerns about breast cancer.

It is also often tolerated by those who don't get on well with progesterone.

[Hurdity]

Sorry to hear about you issues Oliversut01

Looking back at your posts I'm guessing you must be 60 by now? That being the case, just to add re previous post here is what the product says re Tibolone over 60: "For all women the decision to prescribe Tibolone should be based on an assessment of the individual patient's overall risks and, particularly in the over 60s, should include consideration of the risk of stroke" - so depending on your general health, weight etc this might not be an advisable option.

As Bomb says - maybe Estring would be more suitable as it delivers a dose of estradiol directly to the vagina of approx the same order as the previous 25 mcg maintenance dose of Vagifem before it was discontinued some years ago.

Hurdity x