Utrogestan vaginal pessary reviews

Taking estrogen patches has been hugely beneficial. My experience with progesterone has been horrific. Using Utrogestan 200mg vaginally for 10 days a month left me feeling suicidal for at least one week every month, my periods were much heavier and for three weeks every month I felt miserable only having one good week a month. The progesterone also gave me extra bowel movements and diarrhoea. It left me suffering extreme rage and after doing my own research, understood I now had a condition called PMDD which is extremely bad PMS. It was decided they were going to put in Marina coil. I’ve never had a child and the first time they put it in I screamed, spasmed,as they perforated my uterus, they had to take it out three weeks later, only after an ultrasound. Another year went by and they decided they were going to try the coil again, this time having me sedated and put under, while they put it in. I was always against this as it is clear. I am progesterone and intolerance, but I had nobody listen to me. This now makes me incredibly aroused every single day, like a teenager. It is very very uncomfortable, my breasts feel like watermelons, my nipples are like bullets they are so rigid and I have to wear a bra to bed for comfort, as even a T-shirt brushing against them is unpleasant. I have attended doctors on the NHS and also doctors privately, so-called menopause experts who have told me rot, like they have been guessing for the last ten years. I am very progesterone intolerant, now I am waiting for a hysterectomy. It is beyond shameful that Womens Health is treated so badly and being sent in for procedures, like getting a coil fitted with no painkillers, or aesthetic and told to take a couple of paracetamol beforehand is purely medieval. My hormone levels have never been tested, the best years of my life was on a combined.Yasmin and a 39 my doctor decided to take me off it as I was about a stone overweight, so nowhere near a beast and immediately put me on HRT, the last decade has been torture. There are soo many doctors and GPs out there without a clue and even when you pay privately, thinking you will get somewhere, you don’t.

Having struggled with early onset perimenopause and struggling with symptoms from my early 40’s, HRT has been a lifesaver for me. I had irregular menstrual cycles overnight, started getting terrible night sweats, heart palpitations, crippling fatigue, depression and anxiety, skin problems, sore and aching joints I’m the worst brain fog and concentration imaginable! I literally became a shadow of my former self, lost my confidence, doubted my intelligence and felt lost, and I had no idea why. Obviously, I was “too young” at my age for all that nonsense, wasn’t I?! It wasn’t until I started getting hot flushes and heart palpitations during the day that the penny dropped and I finally went to see my GP to ask for help. My NHS GP was extremely supportive, thankfully, as I’ve heard that quite a lot of ladies struggled to be taken seriously or patronised, especially if they didn’t fit the criteria in terms of being the right “age” for menopause. My GP arranged blood tests for thyroid, blood sugar levels, vitamin deficiencies as well as FSH levels. My oestrogen reading confirmed a diagnosis of premature ovarian insufficiency/early onset menopause. Due to my age and feeling horrendous, I requested a referral to a menopause specialist (whom I chose to see privately as I did not want to wait any longer after living half a life for over three years)! Luckily I could afford to do this and I do not take this for granted in anyway. For me, no amount of money is too much to pay when your quality of life is so poor and you’re struggling to do the most basic day-to-day things. I am now fortunate to have one of the leading consultants in the specialised field of menopause care treating me and he has over the years worked with me to find the best treatment to manage my symptoms and ensure that my transition into menopause is as comfortable as can be. Firstly, I am using the gold-standard in HRT - trans-dermal body identical preparations, made from yam extract, which is made to mimic the body’s own natural production of hormones. It is backed by science, entirely safe and helps my body find a balance to manage the sometimes debilitating symptoms of hormonal decline. In addition, replacing my oestrogen now in my fourties’ means that I’m protecting my bones from osteoporosis and heart issues into old age, so it’s a win win! As I still have periods, I take body identical progesterone to protect my uterus and regulate my cycle. I also use testosterone daily, which helps my cognitive symptoms and energy levels. In terms of genito-urinary symptoms, I use oestrogen vaginal pessaries on alternate days of the week as well as an oestrogen cream on the other days, to ensure I keep things comfortable and pain-free down below. HRT has been a lifesaver for me. I cannot begin to explain how replacing my depleted hormones with safe, tested and proven preparations has given back to me what my body has decided it can’t make in the same way as it used to. I’m putting in exactly what I used to make myself in abundance, and frankly why not! Gone are the days when women just “got on with it” and accepted menopause and the devastating and life-limiting conditions it can be. More should be done to educate everyone about this subject and more importantly, women should feel empowered and ready to take their health seriously and demand the care they deserve, especially if life is a struggle due to something that can easily be remedied. Invest in excellent female health care early will save billions for the NHS in preventative treatments before illness and health complications can take hold. Vive la revolution and Vive HRT!!