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Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: Hillbilly on August 12, 2020, 03:27:01 PM

Title: Burning stinging
Post by: Hillbilly on August 12, 2020, 03:27:01 PM

Hi again...i decided to start a new thread rather than add to my vagifem one in case it got missed.

I'm suffering really badly from a burning and stinging around my vaginal opening and perineum. The bottom of the vaginal opening is quite swollen.

At the end of last year I saw the doctor constantly for thrush symptoms but a swab came back clear. Every now and again it flares up again and it won't go this time. I've tried multi-gyn, thrush tablets, thrush cream and sudocrem but its still here.

Does anyone have any ideas or experience of this? I'm on vagifem nightly or every other night.

Thank you!

Title: Re: Burning stinging
Post by: CLKD on August 12, 2020, 04:35:23 PM

You can continue in a thread, it gets seen when it's added to ;-)

As for 'vagifem', use two doses tonight: one early evening and another at bed time.  What R U using as well?  Use every night for as long as necessary, it is a tiny amount of active ingredient so difficult to get a grip of. 

Title: Re: Burning stinging
Post by: Hillbilly on August 12, 2020, 06:26:08 PM

I'm using 2 pumps of oestrogel morning and night as well as the vagifem and utro for 10 nights. I guess as I'm still peri I didn't think I'd be too low on oestrogen so thought nightly was maybe overkill   :-\

Does it sound like the VA do you think?

Title: Re: Burning stinging
Post by: CLKD on August 12, 2020, 06:58:26 PM

Certainly soreness and slight swelling can be caused by atrophy because the skin becomes dry, thin and sore.  It won't hurt to do the vagifem nightly as well as gently coating the area with a lubricant, I use KY Jelly when necessary. 

Title: Re: Burning stinging
Post by: Hillbilly on August 12, 2020, 07:27:32 PM

Thats great thank you  :)

Title: Re: Burning stinging
Post by: CLKD on August 12, 2020, 07:31:33 PM

Keep the area supple which eases itching ;-). 

Title: Re: Burning stinging
Post by: Emm225 on August 12, 2020, 08:37:55 PM

You can also buy anti chafing cream...cyclists use it...it's fab if you are a bit sore.

Title: Re: Burning stinging
Post by: CLKD on August 13, 2020, 08:35:21 AM

For the vaginal area?  I often wonder how ladies cope with VA as well as comfort breaks  :-\

Title: Re: Burning stinging
Post by: Hillbilly on August 13, 2020, 12:23:34 PM

Thanks, I got an emollient that my GP gave me before so I'm now using that. I have a lot of discharge so I don't feel dry, if anything its the opposite  ???

Title: Re: Burning stinging
Post by: CLKD on August 13, 2020, 04:22:50 PM

vagifem is working it's magic ;-)