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Vaginal oestrogen, is the dose enough?

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Flowertrees · 12/08/2026 21:09

I’ve started on vaginal oestrogen, for about 2 months so far. The first two weeks of using every day was great, symptoms seemed to get better quickly but now I’ve gone to twice a week, everything is rubbish again. V dry, wiping after a wee feels like I’m using sandpaper.
has anyone had their doctor approve a higher dose? I’m using the tablets if that makes any difference

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JinglingSpringbells · 17/08/2026 19:18

PrizedPickledPopcorn · 17/08/2026 18:52

I suspect it’s a geographical issue. There’s a huge difference for me when I’m sat on the loo, v standing v lying down. I had a pelvic floor exam and she commented how sore I was in a particular area which surprised me as I’d not noticed. But that area is somewhere else when I’m not lying on my back! And that, I had noticed!

For me, when I’m on the loo, the area is significantly opened up. There isn’t much of an internal depth at all. I need to use the cream further back than I realised to get it on the area the nurse identified was a problem.

Well, I lie down on the bed and do it last thing at night with the applicator. i push the applicator in as far as it will go.

The things we talk about here!

Whosthetabbynow · 17/08/2026 19:20

JinglingSpringbells · 17/08/2026 19:18

Well, I lie down on the bed and do it last thing at night with the applicator. i push the applicator in as far as it will go.

The things we talk about here!

I know!!! Needs must and all that eh

JinglingSpringbells · 17/08/2026 19:21

Whosthetabbynow · 17/08/2026 19:18

Is it? I’ve always chucked the applicators away. My main problem was my urethra so started off putting the cream around that and a bit inside for my bladder.

It depends on the size of the pea, but it's certainly not much bigger !

Whosthetabbynow · 17/08/2026 19:22

JinglingSpringbells · 17/08/2026 19:21

It depends on the size of the pea, but it's certainly not much bigger !

Marvellous stuff x

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