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[Katejo]

Sorry for the dramatic title but I’ve really had enough of UTIs! I’m literally getting one about every 6 weeks and have been for 2 years! I’ve had so many courses of Nitrofurantoin that I can’t have it anymore. I tried ‘Yes’ vaginal moisturiser for a couple of months but still got infections. I started using Estriol cream 4 weeks ago starting with the 14 day load and then twice weekly and I had really high hopes for it BUT I’m now currently recovering from yet another one. They make me feel so poorly too! 😕 I started systemic HRT 10 days ago.

Advice would be massively appreciated…

Is it too soon for the Estriol to take full effect? Or am I going to continue to keep getting UTIs?
 
Will the systemic help stop them?

Is there anything else that’s worked for other ladies?

Thank you in advance 😊

. Glad that things now seem better for you . Vagifem did wonders for me pretty quickly and, after about 6 weeks, I found that my night time loo visits were greatly reduced and I also avoided interval loo queues in theatres. Part of the problem is that doctors and nurses too often don't know enough about using vaginal oestrogen. I was blamed for getting recurring UTI s for years. So many also try to impose a limit of 2 a week which is a very low dose.

[Helenmelon1974]

Sorry for the dramatic title but I’ve really had enough of UTIs! I’m literally getting one about every 6 weeks and have been for 2 years! I’ve had so many courses of Nitrofurantoin that I can’t have it anymore. I tried ‘Yes’ vaginal moisturiser for a couple of months but still got infections. I started using Estriol cream 4 weeks ago starting with the 14 day load and then twice weekly and I had really high hopes for it BUT I’m now currently recovering from yet another one. They make me feel so poorly too! 😕 I started systemic HRT 10 days ago.

Advice would be massively appreciated…

Is it too soon for the Estriol to take full effect? Or am I going to continue to keep getting UTIs?
 
Will the systemic help stop them?

Is there anything else that’s worked for other ladies?

Thank you in advance 😊

. Glad that things now seem better for you . Vagifem did wonders for me pretty quickly and, after about 6 weeks, I found that my night time loo visits were greatly reduced and I also avoided interval loo queues in theatres. Part of the problem is that doctors and nurses too often don't know enough about using vaginal oestrogen. I was blamed for getting recurring UTI s for years. So many also try to impose a limit of 2 a week which is a very low dose.

Thank you for your reply. Glad you’ve got it under control now. I keep being lectured on personal hygiene by docs and nurses and it really annoys me, like I’m getting them because I’m not showering or cleaning myself 😡

How often do you use the Vagifem if you don’t mind me asking?

[Jules]

I was told I will need vaginal estrogen for the rest of my life or I'll keep getting UTIs. I used it alternate nights

[Katejo]

Sorry for the dramatic title but I’ve really had enough of UTIs! I’m literally getting one about every 6 weeks and have been for 2 years! I’ve had so many courses of Nitrofurantoin that I can’t have it anymore. I tried ‘Yes’ vaginal moisturiser for a couple of months but still got infections. I started using Estriol cream 4 weeks ago starting with the 14 day load and then twice weekly and I had really high hopes for it BUT I’m now currently recovering from yet another one. They make me feel so poorly too! 😕 I started systemic HRT 10 days ago.

Advice would be massively appreciated…

Is it too soon for the Estriol to take full effect? Or am I going to continue to keep getting UTIs?
 
Will the systemic help stop them?

Is there anything else that’s worked for other ladies?

Thank you in advance 😊

. Glad that things now seem better for you . Vagifem did wonders for me pretty quickly and, after about 6 weeks, I found that my night time loo visits were greatly reduced and I also avoided interval loo queues in theatres. Part of the problem is that doctors and nurses too often don't know enough about using vaginal oestrogen. I was blamed for getting recurring UTI s for years. So many also try to impose a limit of 2 a week which is a very low dose.

Thank you for your reply. Glad you’ve got it under control now. I keep being lectured on personal hygiene by docs and nurses and it really annoys me, like I’m getting them because I’m not showering or cleaning myself 😡

How often do you use the Vagifem if you don’t mind me asking?

It varies quite a bit. I mostly don't need more than 2 a week now but I did have to increase this quite a lot over last weekend. I used 2 each day. Now I am back to normal. Today I got a call from my practice because they had my urine test result from last week. I explained that I was now feeling fine again but I have to go there again tomorrow and leave another sample. Before I discovered Vagifem, I got that nagging/blame  frequently. Now they don't seem to accept that a VA flare up has virtually identical symptoms to a UTI. I made more points as well. Too long to say here.

[CLKD]

U don't 'have to go' - other than to explain how VA mimics urine infection-type symptoms really really well: tell them to get a copy of Me and My Menopausal Vagina ;-)

[Ayesha]

What they need is a copy of this document, they need educating.
https://bssm.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/GSM-BSSM.pdf

I recently had a bad flare up and used two extra Vagifem over two days, that's all it took to calm things down, the symptoms totally mimicked a bladder infection.

[CLKD]

When my symptoms niggle I put 'estriol' up mid afternoon and swallow 2 Nurofen followed by repeat in the evening then go into 2-3 weeks reload.  I haven't had a urine test for 8 years.

[Katejo]

What they need is a copy of this document, they need educating.
https://bssm.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/GSM-BSSM.pdf

I recently had a bad flare up and used two extra Vagifem over two days, that's all it took to calm things down, the symptoms totally mimicked a bladder infection.

Exactly the same for me. Felt really bad on Saturday but back to normal now.

[Katejo]

When my symptoms niggle I put 'estriol' up mid afternoon and swallow 2 Nurofen followed by repeat in the evening then go into 2-3 weeks reload.  I haven't had a urine test for 8 years.

I hadn't had one for about 4 years until last week. The doctor who spoke to me today said they had to check that I no longer have any blood traces in the urine. If they insist on giving me an AB, I will just keep it as a reserve pack.