Hello again, ladies. It seems that just as I thought my menopausal symptoms were well controlled, some have come back to bite me in the bum!!
My GSM (va) is once again becoming a problem which I know from reading your stories on here, is unfortunately common.
I've been using pessaries 5 - 7 nights a week and cream twice a day since March last year. Mid summer and all was pretty good, the only time I knew I had any sign of pain was during sex. That wasn't a problem until I started testosterone and my libido reappeared and I was fruity more often! But it still wasn't too bad. The burning during sex is the entrance to my vagina and quite high up inside. I do use to ton of lube.
Last week I ravished my husband ( sorry, tmi) and my golly it was painful but I wanted to persevere to see exactly what was going on up there. Well, I showered afterwards and was bleeding a bit. Now I seem to have BV which has happened the last few times.
Have any of you experienced bv more frequently? Would I have to stop the pessaries to use the bv treatment? I'm wondering if they can't be used together, mainly because the bv treatment tends to flood out if I get up for a wee in the night.
I'm also wondering if I should have less symptoms of GSM after 10 months of treatment, bearing in mind I was in excruciating pain for 12 years or more before diagnosis.
Sorry, so many questions!
