ESTRING Reviews (ESTRADIOL)Average Rating: 3.4 (211 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ESTRING with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ESTRING | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Vaginal Atrophy | None | Better than using the topical pill (Vagifem) or Premarin cream. I used to forget to insert the pill or cream. Therefore, I was not getting the full benefits of applying a topical estrogen. Estring has appeared to restore my vaginal moisture. No more dryness during intimacy. | F | 52 | 1X day | 2/2/2016 | 5 | vaginal dryness | none | Have been using for over a year now and it works great! Does not move when exercising (and I am a high-intensity exerciser), urinating, bowel movements, sex, anything. I cannot (nor can husband) feel it when we're having intercourse. No weight gain/loss. No pain. | F | 2 1X day | 3/31/2016 | 2 | vagina atrophy,painful sex | Hair loss, depression | although estring relieved the vagina atrophy, I noticed a dramatic thinning of my hair. I have been using estring for approx. 15 months. I also noticed,especially in the last 5 mos.,an increase of depression with somewhat suicidal thoughts. Nothing has changed in my life to bring me to this point. I had no reason to feel depressed at all! I recently had a form of vaginitis after getting over a terrible case of the flu. During my treatment, I stop using the estring for a week. I immidately noticed a difference in my attitude and my depressing lifted within that week. No more suicidal thoughts what-so-ever. I feel good and content...normal, how I use to feel prior to using the estring. My hair also stopped falling out as much. I started to also use a hair product from GNC website called "REVITA". It worked amazingly in thickening my hair and preventing it from falling out in clumps as before. I have since stop using the estring(2 mos. now) and feel great! I am cont | F | 43 | 15 times | 3/28/2008 | 3 | Vaginal atrophy | Haven't bought this yet because I'm wondering about the taste - new relationship with male friend who is excellent with his tongue. He is also very well endowed (originally thought that was the problem) is he going to feel it ? Do I take it out first ? | Haven't had sex for about 12 years so I'd like something to work besides stopping before insertion and using lube. | F | 61 | 0 days 2mg 1X day | 7/1/2014 | 2 | Vaginal atrophy and urinary incontinence | It was too painful to keep in my vagina my vagina has not been used for many many years and it was painful | F | 64 | 0 days 2mg 1X day | 3/22/2022 | 5 | Vaginal Dryness, Skin Cracking, V.A | I inserted yesterday at 2:48 PM, it is now 9:45 AM. SO FAR SO GOOD.. Not having ANY of the problems the few other people reported. | Will update periodically on changes/improvements.... I can't wait to see the results most of you PRAISED about.. I don't know if there are different stages of Vaginal Atrophy, but IF there are, then I think I have the worst stage as, even getting a pap puts me in tears, and tears my skin. Been like this for 4/5 years.. I want a NORMAL VAGINA...LOL | F | 45 | 1 days | 7/31/2009 | 4 | vaginal dryness and itching | Thought I had a yeast infection that wouldn't go away. My Gyn said "No, just drying that is causing itch." I would have rated the estring a five but I have a really, really, really hard time taking it OUT. You either need long fingers or be an acrobat. That is my only complaint...except for the fear that it may one day cause cancer. | Used vagifem first...that worked well. Gyn thought Estring might be better and less of a hassle for me. | F | 57 | 1 days | 1/2/2007 | 1 | vaginal dryness /bladder infections | Felt like wearing a baseball - caused cramping, lower back pain, ache down my legs. Had to take it out after twelve hours. I felt like I had to walk with my legs apart. A bit like pre-labour pains and the sense of fullness before a baby's head descends. | Once I read the other comments, especially about weight gain and depression I couldn't believe it was actually on the market without some fine tuning. Guys sure wouldn't put up with this. | F | 52 | 1 days | 6/16/2009 | 1 | vaginal dryness | very hard to insert. caused instant cramps. can feel it and IT HURTS! | F | 60 | 1 days 1X day | 10/30/2013 | 1 | Dryness and painful intercourse | It was brutally uncomfortable. The doctor inserted it so I know it was inserted correctly. Standing and lying down were ok but sitting was terrible. After eight hours I couldn't take it anymore. My husband had to pull it out and couldn't believe how far up he had to go to reach it. It hurt terribly when he was pulling it down. Ring is large and circular - I am small and narrow. Bad combo. They should make much smaller. | F | 47 | 1 days | 9/21/2013 | 1 | Urinary frequency and dryness | Just couldn't get the thing in, then it wouldn't go in all the way - it seems my vagina is shortened and atrophied - tried to shove it in further but very painful... left it as it was but it was so irritating and painful I hauled it out and threw it out. $90 in the garbage. | If you have been in menopause for a long time (6 yrs for me) and not frequently sexually active (use it or lose it apparently ladies!), then the Estring might not be a good fit for you. I will try Vagifem and then maybe try the Estring again if my vaginal atrophy abates. At any rate it was a very expensive experience. Wish that the medical / pharma personnel would mention this and suggest trying vagifem or an estrogen cream before moving to the ring... | F | 49 | 1 days 2mg 1X day | 4/4/2016 | 1 | Dryness, skin tears | Constant pain. Breat tenderness. | I was uncomfortable from the start. The ring never stopped hurting. I finally removed it. It was too large and too painful. | F | 61 | 1 days 2 mg 1X day | 2/18/2016 | 3 | Dryness and cystitis | Currently have stabbing pains on bikini line - eased the need to urinate already - but uncomfortable on bikini line | Any ideas how long this will take to go? The ortho gynest pessaries were amazing - nothing else seems to have worked :-( | F | 46 | 2 days 7 mg | 1/11/2015 | 3 | Vagina dry intestial cytstics | Just started taking it its been 2 nights not sleeping and feel bloated and abdoniinal pain don't know what to do should I continue or not another question should you take progestrone with it because I still have my uterus | F | 54 | 2 days | 7/26/2013 | 2 | Drynrss | Abdominal discomfort,rectal pressure, nausea and severe headache. Could not remove myself. Caused increased hemorroid from rectal pressure | 66 | 2 days | 6/14/2020 | 1 | vaginal atrophy | Could not get it OUT. Hated the way it felt, didn't like idea of constant hormone right against the cervix. Couldn't get it to fit right. | If you are having problem with estring - please, please get to a doctor who will prescribe ESTRIOL vaginal cream (not estradiol, not estrace) Estriol is compounded. It saved my life! Went from severe atrophy to a normal vagina. NO side effects. Estriol is used in Europe, here you need a compounding pharmacy to make it up. It is a weaker, safer estrogen that is very good for the vagina and urethra. My GYN says it was like I was 16 down there again. No more itching, burning or dryness. Sex is wonderful. If your gyn won't prescribe it find a doc who will use natural hormones. It is worth it. | F | 70 | 2 days | 7/20/2009 | 3 | penetration difficulty and pain | Have had the estring in for three days and today had a major episode with some chest pain and extreme dizziness. Felt like i would pass out. This lasted about 15 minutes and then subsided. | Going to keep the estring in for a while to see if I have another reaction. If so, I will remove the estring. | F | 59 | 3 days | 10/7/2009 | 3 | Early menopause, post-hysterectomy | Inserting the ring was very uncomfortable. The first night, my restless leg syndrome flared up and I experienced a few leg cramps. Day 2 brought headaches, and more leg cramps. The ring was still uncomfortable and causing me to feel a sensation similar to menstrual cramps. By the end of Day 2, my head hurt, my legs were cramping, and my mood drastically changed. I've also experienced nausea. | I'm hoping the good out weighs the bad side effects I've had. Seeing how i'm the youngest member to comment on this drug here, I don't have much faith in these bad symptoms going away. I don't think this is for me. Them again, neither is menapause | F | 27 | 3 days | 11/14/2009 | 1 | Vaginal atrophy | I thought the estring was extremely uncomfortable. I feel like I had inserted it correctly (I used a diaphragm in my youth--much more difficult to insert than the estring)--but it just hurt. I much prefer the Estrace cream, will go back to that now. | Very few of the side effects described beautifully on the message board are in the patient or physician literature, does anyone find that strange? | F | 58 | 3 days 2 mg 1X O | 8/7/2010 | 1 | atrophy | I don't know how anyone uses this. The thing is HUGE and uncomfortable. | 57 | 3 days 1X O | 12/20/2018 |
ESTRING (ESTRADIOL): This medication is a female hormone (estrogen). It is used by women to help reduce vaginal and urinary symptoms of menopause (such as vaginal dryness/burning/itching, painful urination, frequent urges to urinate). These symptoms are caused by the body making less estrogen. When treating only vaginal symptoms of menopause, products applied directly inside the vagina (such as this medication) should be used first. Estrogens that are taken by mouth, absorbed through the skin, or injected may have greater risks of side effects due to more estrogen being absorbed. FDA Approval Date: 1996-04-26 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)