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[Pmj 28]

The last few weeks my vagina has been ichy and sore and getting worse, been using vagisil has not helped.
Is there anything else I could try
On hrt oestrogel 3 pumps and utrogestan 200mg 12 nights
Thank you x

[SarahT]

I find YES moisturiser is soothing. Ovestin  use internally but actually stings if I use it on vulva area.
It may be worth a check with a nurse or g.p if it doesn't clear up. When I had my coil fitted the (wonderful) nurse realised how red and sore I was and prescribed a steroid cream which cleared things up.  I mind is thought this was ' normal ' until it went with treatment

Wish you well.

[CLKD]

As oestrogen levels drop the body may become dry, including the vulva.

I use KY Jelly round the labia if necessary as well as 'ovestin' internally.  Have a lookC at the 'yes' and 'sylc' websites, some ladies require appropriate VA treatment as well as HRT.

[Ayesha]

Your symptoms are very typical of Vaginal Atrophy. If it's not an infection of some kind then I would definitely start to think of treatment for VA.
There are very informative posts in this link but I would also suggest you do research yourself on what can become a nasty condition if left.

https://www.menopausematters.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,64837.0.html

[Taz2]

I agree with Ayesha. Lots of us on here need both full HRT plus vaginal oestrogen

Taz x

[Pmj 28]

Rang doctors had a call back, he has given me vaginal estrogen cream , on repeat prescription.

[CLKD]

    let us know how you get on.  It may be a night or several B4 you feel comfy and if it stings initially, don't push all the way into the vagina. 

[VioletAquarius]

Just a thought, but could it be thrush?

[CLKD]

thrush symptoms 4 me were totally different

[Minusminnie]

You could take a fluconazole 150mg tablet for thrush if you thought it might be that to rule that out before starting the vaginal oestrogen cream.

[CLKD]

Why take medication for something that might be 'there' 

[Minusminnie]

I'm not for use of unnecessary medication but if you can't tell what is what down there it is one possible way of ruling one thing out. 
I take one now if i can't pull back from any extra soreness so i can get a grip on what i am dealing with.

Your symptoms are very typical of Vaginal Atrophy. If it's not an infection of some kind then I would definitely start to think of treatment for VA.

What if it is thrush as VioletAquarius has questioned.

[CLKD]

Get a diagnosis from the Nurse Practitioner to confirm.  Many years ago I used 'canasten' 'in case', I was in a cool bath for hours after due to intense stinging/pain  .  Never again.

[Ayesha]

Your symptoms are very typical of Vaginal Atrophy. If it's not an infection of some kind then I would definitely start to think of treatment for VA.

What if it is thrush as VioletAquarius has questioned.
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That’s why I mentioned in my post about it being other infections, which I assume one would automatically assume thrush too, before thinking about using treatment for VA.
Pmj 28 seems very much on the ball when it comes to her symptoms and I am sure she knows what she is doing regarding what treatments she needs.

Like CLKD I used Canesten for years without realising that what I was actually going through was the beginning of Vaginal Atrophy.
I didn't believe the doctor when he said you don't have thrush, you don't smell, but I continued with the canesten for years until my condition became chronic. I really wouldn't want any other woman to go through what I went through if she doesn't have to.

[Minusminnie]

Use of the Fluconazole tablet was suggested to me by a consultant who said that thrush is systemic anyway and just to take that if i suspected thrush.  No Canestan near the vagina.

My suggestion was just in response to VioletAquarius's question I'm sure Pmj 28 will make her own mind up.