Can you use 'Gina' for longer than the two week every day dose?

[TheOwlChronicles]

I've been on it a month so far - used every day for two weeks and now dropped down to twice a week.

However I feel I need more of a 'loading' dose but wondered if this was ok to do? I'm taking it after buying over the counter as my GP is not clued up at all on menopausal matters!

I'm 51 and not post menopause yet but suffering a little with intimate itching and a bit of soreness. It isn't thrush.

So is it ok for me to use more than the recommended? Or should I try a cream or something?

Thanks in advance

Some women need more than a twice weekly maintenance dose. It is a very small dose and I know several friends who use it 3 x weekly and find that more effective.

Thank you @endofthelinefinally I think I'll use it a little more. So hard to know what to do with little in the way of medical guidance!

Yes, it's safe to use more than twice a week. I used to use Vagifem before starting HRT and found that I needed to use it every couple of days instead of twice a week so my GP gave me a prescription on repeat to cover that.

Yes you can. I have before. Use as often as you like until you get to the point of feeling your symptoms improve, then start to reduce it.

Thanks all. And it doesn't matter that I'm not post menopause?

Women take proper hrt in perimenopause and beyond. Gina is a tiny amount of hormone in comparison, so it's perfectly fine to take it in perimenopause, menopause and beyond.

Thanks @omgsally

I wish they'd get on with changing the leaflet then and the advice in the pharmacy. I had to fib to get it in the first place as they won't sell to you if you're not post menopause