Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: Chi chi on November 06, 2014, 08:32:19 AM
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i hadn't made up my mind wether to use Utrogestan orally or vaginally so on the first night I tried it vaginally, following day I was ok ( symptom wise) next night I took it orally to see if anything changed? I did seem to have a few dizzy spells?? does it make a difference if it's used like this?
Also does anyone else get really really bad lower backache with it?
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Hi Estelle
The thing is if you mix and match the way you take it in the same cycle you won't get a consistent dose - or it will be far more variable than taken the same way for the whole course of prog. It is fine if you've only done one day, but say you 4 days vaginally and then swapped to oral method - you would be likely to get less progesterone into your system because a lot is lost in digestion - so your levels could fall and trigger an early bleed.
In your case because you are on a low dose and because you may be progesterone intolerant I would use it vaginally - but it's a personal decision!
Never had backache with it.... try not to worry :)
Hurdity x
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Thanks Hurdity, I do plan to carry on using it vaginally, I wear acrylic nails, quite long and have to get hubby to insert it lol :o ;D
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Oo-er Estelle!!! Needs to be inserted as high up as you can get it :o. Also just to add really that I don't think it would be good to have full sex after inserting the thing down/up there (this is the open forum section so choosing words carefully!) because I imagine the progesterone will get diluted and partly washed out after the act! It doesn't stick to the vaginal walls like Vagifem for example - it just sits around up there but I am sure is easily douched out!
Hurdity x
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This made me laugh ladies ;D...thanks for a bit of sunshine in my day :-)
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Ooh no there's none of that after ;) ;D
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My poor hubby would need trauma counselling if I had to even suggest he insert my Utro.... ;D
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I would guess your hubby is keen that you don't get your nails cut...
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Ditto mine Cassie - he asks me "what are you putting up there tonight?" as I reach for my various supplies..
Hurdity x ;D
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As someone once said on here or could have been when I was a member of the Daisy Network...its like a very busy highway on a Friday evening...so many meds getting shoved up....lucky I just use Utro..dont know if I could accommodate the Vagifem as well..... ;D