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[groundhog]

Hi ladies,
Do you think all menopausal women should take vagifem even if they don’t have obvious symtoms?
My medical history is complex and I’m not sexually active so I don’t know about soreness or dryness. I do get occasional itchiness and UTI - I’ve been prescribed it but my GP isn’t really that interested and when I asked should I be using it he dodged the question.
What do you all think ?

[CLKD]

It won't do any harm to have 3-6 months Vagifem to C whether symptoms ease?

Has a urine infection been diagnosed from a Lab.?  Were U given ABs without your GP discussing other options?

I don't believe that we should take any medication unless a diagnosis has been made but with womens' health, we know our bodies!

[Ayesha]

No, why take a medication if not needed. My best advice would be to wait for the first symptoms of GSM and that's usually a burning feeling after sex and the symptoms of a UTI. Once that happens start on treatment without delay, it will be for life.

When I started to suffer with GSM symptoms at 70 I had no idea what was happening to me, now its talked about freely on TV and treatment is easily bought over the counter for women over 50. 

[Jules]

Hi ladies,
Do you think all menopausal women should take vagifem even if they don’t have obvious symtoms?
My medical history is complex and I’m not sexually active so I don’t know about soreness or dryness. I do get occasional itchiness and UTI - I’ve been prescribed it but my GP isn’t really that interested and when I asked should I be using it he dodged the question.
What do you all think ?

Who prescribed it and was it prescribed because you get UTIs?