Vaginal Oestrogen - what is it and how can it help you?
Firstly, it's important to understand that vaginal oestrogen is not the same as HRT. It will only target the vaginal/vulval/bladder areas and it comes in much, much lower doses than HRT. Also, if you are using HRT, you can also use vaginal oestrogen treatment. HRT alone may not be enough to tackle your vulvovaginal and/or bladder symptoms. If you're generally fit and well, you don't have to choose between the two.Vaginal oestrogen is very low dose - it wont help with any other menopause symptoms such as hot flushes, aches and pains or mood changes. It is safe for almost anyone to use with only a few exceptions. For those rare exceptions there are alternative options including non hormonal treatments such as the YES vaginal moisturisers and lubricants. If you have had cancer previously and you've been advised not to use vaginal oestrogen but your symptoms are impacting on your day to day life, please discuss this with your specialist as they may consider changing your current medication which could then allow you to use vaginal oestrogen.Now that we've got all that out of the way....