Menopausal misery

There is a natural hormone cream which has worked wonders for me.
I bought it online from Wellsprings, the 20+1 cream. You use it pv and it gets rid of the dryness. It costs about £20, well worth the money. Good luck x

Glam m. I read somewhere once that smearing natural yoghurt on the area is very good for vaginal itching. It's cooling and soothing.you could give it a try for short term relief .Hope you get it sorted soon.

GlamM....what a nightmare for you.... I can’t give advice I’m afraid...but take heed of what the other posters have said, and do re-visit your doctor! I was ‘quite’ lucky regards menopause as it went reasonably smoothly ...no problems like you ...no hot flushes during day and ‘only’ profuse night sweats which did go on ten years or more!! Still recur occasionally now. I feel lucky, but know of lots of women who do suffer so much. Please don’t just put up with it....follow all the leafs on this thread. And be better soon.

I too suffered discomfort and itching and soreness GlamM and was prescribed estriol pessaries. They have definitely worked and I am so much more comfortable now.

Vagifem, should do the trick ,surprised youe Dr hasnt prescibed them

I agree with all the above, and would also suggest asking your GP to refer you to a gynaecologist.
I had the same problems, and after three years of misery a very nice consultant sorted out my difficulties.
I hope you feel much better soon

I've recently doubled my dose of Vagifem (in agreement with my doctor) because a single tablet twice a week wasn't fully controlling the symptoms. Things do seem to be a bit better now.

Thankyou all. I’m going to see the Dr too as well as read up and speak to guru of the ‘access denied ‘ area. ?

I would recommend you check the NICE guideline for Vaginal Atrophy, you need to be on a local vaginal form of Oestrogen via pessary. There are various different one's the most common being Vagifem. They contain a very very low dose of Oestrogen, a year of treatment would only be equivalent to one HRT tablet but they do a good job in restoring the Oestrogen to where it should be.

I would strongly urge you to check out Menopause Matters web site. It was set up by a Gynaecologist and the forum is excellent for addressing issues such as this. The advice and support is second to none and there is a lot of information that would be very helpful for you .

Look up Amazon as well and type in Vaginal Atrophy, one of the women from the forum has written a book on this very subject and it's on sale via Amazon.

It's about time women spoke up more about this " hidden " debilitating condition. It's the cause for not only pain and distress in intimate situations but also responsible for UTI's and other problems.

GlamM When you mention HRT, do you mean the topical cream or pessaries you insert, or in tablet form to swallow? The cream or pessaries work within about 10 days because they are inserted in the right place.

Thank you.
Actually I think there is a thread from a while back where people recommended treatments for this kind of problem.

Miss adventure - you’re welcome for the giggle , I have to try to find humour in it ?

I was recently tested for lots of stuff in relation to too much iron in my blood - honestly apart from this I’m in great health ! I think I need to ask for a more in-depth ‘ swabbing ‘ as opposed to bloods

Has your GP done swabs and also tested for type II diabetes?

Freddie Krueger!
No advice, but that did make me laugh.
Hope someone can give you good advice.