Hi everyone,
I'm new to this (forum and peri!), and wanted to see if anyone else had experienced what I am as feel like I'm being passed around Gp to consultant with no answers!
I've been treated for thrush for 6 months, and between treatments and since coming off I get very dry, sore, itchy on my vulva right after my period and generally before. I've mentioned perimenopause to GPs in the past when going through thrush (I am 38) and almost got laughed out for being 'too young'.
My recent swab came back negative for thrush, but I'm still getting the same feelings of sore, dry and itchy which is frustrating and upsetting. A new GP finally said last week she thinks I need oestrogen gel as sounds like peri. I'm now waiting to see a GP face to face to talk in detail about what's right for me etc.
My question is, has anyone experienced perimenopause causing recurrent (or stubborn) thrush? Could the dryness etc be what caused the thrush in the first place? I'm worried about starting any HRT if it's NOT actually that but then how would I know for sure as I know there's no one test for peri?
Sorry for all the questions, as I said this is all very new to me so I'm looking for any advice or experiences anyone could share
Thank you!