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, dryness | None | No problems so far. Symptoms relieved. Worry about long term use and would encourage a long-term study. | F | 2 years 1X AN | 7/8/2017 | 5 | thinning of vaginal tissue | The Estring reduced and removed my symptoms (felt like a tennis ball between my legs) within days. | I use a plastic crochet hook to remove as it fits so well I cannot get my fingers under it to remove it. | F | 67 | 2 years 30 4X O | 7/25/2017 | 5 | Painful sex; urinary symptoms | None | miracle cure! Felt relief of symptoms pretty quickly-start to feel them again about 2 weeks before it's time to replace which reminds me how well it works-otherwise I don't even know it's there; only problem my new GYN doesn't want to renew it much longer-help😩 anyone on it long term without any problems?? | F | 57 | 3 years | 10/24/2017 | 5 | atrophied vaginitis post menopausal | Hot flashes after 8 weeks of therapy | F | 72 | 0 months | 5/18/2018 | 5 | Painful sex and vaginal dryness | None. | Hot flashes went from 10 a day to zero. A couple of hot flashes start up about 2 weeks prior to the end of E-string and disappear when new one is started. No more painful sex or urinary tract infections. This has been a life saver for me! The only issue I have is that I can't reach it to remove and have to have my husband do it. | F | 52 | 15 months 1X M | 6/5/2018 | 5 | Severe atrophy with itching | Ring is HUGE! It tends to "hang out" and be very uncomfortable. I tried it into a knot using dental floss and then I didn't have the problem any more. | This stuff works. Within one day a lot my discomfort was gone. I continued to improve rapidly. | F | 56 | 5 days 1X day | 8/11/2018 | 5 | Severe atrophy with itching | Ring is HUGE! It tends to "hang out" and be very uncomfortable. If I can get it into a comfortable position for sleeping, then I just use it then. Usually that is enough to relive my symptoms. If I can't, then I use my estrogen cream that night. | This stuff works. Within one day a lot my discomfort was gone. I continued to improve rapidly even only using it at night. | F | 56 | 5 days 1X day | 8/12/2018 | 5 | Painful sex,thin vag wall,infection | It works, but I can’t get it out by myself. Husband does it. Wish the ring wasn’t so thick and stiffish | F | 56 | 2 years | 5/28/2019 | 5 | Vaginal dryness, painful intercours | Great results. Sex still enjoyable. Never had any side effects though Dr. wants me to discontinue after all these years. | F | 78 | 20 years | 6/17/2020 | 5 | Vaginal dryness, painful sex | Annoying odor, weight gain | While the ring is large I never had any issues if following insertion/removal instructions. Never feel it. Definitely works within a few days. Creams helped but are messy and hard to remember. Wish estring was less expensive because I don't plan on going off it anytime soon. | F | 57 | 14 months 1X day | 12/31/2020 | 5 | Vaginal dryness and discomfort | Has been very positive. I rarely have hot flashes or vaginal dryness. I have noticed a yeasty smell at times but have no symptoms of a yeast infection. | F | 61 | 7 years 2mg 4X O | 4/22/2021 | 5 | Vaginal dryness, painful intercouse | Nothing, but I think my discharge is different. Thick and white. Was always clear and smooth. I thought I had a yeast infection but I don't, so it must be the ring. | After 3 months I now enjoy intercourse again! My vajayjay is soft and pillowy and my husband can feel the difference from even before menopause, which was 8 years ago! | F | 56 | 3 months 2mg 1X M | 8/13/2022 | 4 | Having severe pain with sex | First 3 days mild cramping. headaches a little bit of nauseous feeling weight gain dizziness and tingling of the face hands and feet | It has definitely taken away the pain from having sex I have no tearing nor bleeding no discomfort after having sexual intercourses. I can finally feel tingling in my breast which I haven't felt in many many years!! I think if you give it a couple of days or at least one week you will be satisfied with it my nausea has gone away the dizziness has gone away… I have can't gained a couple of pounds :( my headaches are gone but the tingling in the face hands and feet are still there has anybody experienced this effect?? I have been to my regular MD and she found nothing she thinks that I might have a sinus infection which I've been taking antibiotics for but so far I still have the tingling and dizziness and I feel that the E string has caused it. | F | 62 | 10 days | 3/12/2017 | 4 | For more lubrication | Adds about 5 pounds, increases appetite. | Does help lubrication and vaginal tissues, more elasticity. | F | 63 | 2 weeks Ring 1X M | 2/15/2021 | 4 | vaginal dryness, painful sex | Is anyone having any nausea with this? | F | 61 | 14 days 1X day | 7/23/2020 | 4 | Vaginal dryness, painful sex | I've noticed a not very pleasant odor, but no other problems. | Helps greatly with the dryness. but going back to the estradiol cream until the odor is gone. I don't think there's any infection, it's not a really bad odor, just don't like it. | F | 65 | 90 days | 10/3/2019 | 4 | UTIs, Vaginal dryness | The most troubling side effect was a gallbladder infection caused by gallstones, which led to gallbladder removal. Estrogen was the most likely culprit. Otherwise, Estring is a miracle cure. | I used Estring for 2 years before developing gallstones, and immediately discontinued. But less than a year later I was having repeated UTIs, and sex was like intimacy with sandpaper. I tried vaginal pills, but the dosage of estrogen is essentially the same, and the process of insertion is so annoying. I gave in and went back on Estring. Some hot flashes, but otherwise no problems. I just am not sure how long it's safe to continue using it. | F | 63 | 3 years 1X day | 9/23/2016 | 4 | vaginal dryness, painful sex | Works great for intended purpose. Life in that regard is back to normal. But the weight gain is terrible and rapid. i gained 10 pounds, all belly fat, in a very short time without change in diet or exercise. It is terrible, my whole shape has changed. I tried osphena for 2 months but it didn't work nearly as well and I didn't lose the weight so now I'm back on estring. Also I am experiencing constipation, and I've never had that problem before. I think that it blocks something or other and I can't go. | F | 60 | 6 months 1X day | 4/20/2016 | 4 | Vaginal Atrophy | Vomiting (1st day), Abdominal pressure, slippage during bowel movement | DAY 5: MUCH better! The first day, I inserted it at 5pm. By 11pm I was vomiting (3x between 11 and 1am) At 1am, I called a 24hr pharmacy. The pharmacist told me it could take 48 hrs to adjust. No more vomiting and the abdominal pressure has subsided (day 5). Neither I nor my husband could feel it during sex. I did remove it prior to bowel movement as I could feel it slipping and didn't want it to land in the toilet. If you remove it, be sure to follow the directions and rinse it with lukewarm (not hot!) water. Easier to reinsert with dry hands. I rinsed with my left hand and used my right hand (I'm right handed) to reinsert. For me, there seems to be an adjustment period. Every day is a little better. The convenience is worth it and if it works better than Vagifem (my doctor says it will), it will definitely be worth it. I set up "reminders" on my Google calendar to replace after 90 days with refill reminders 1 wk prior. | F | 54 | 5 days 2 mg 1X O | 12/7/2015 | 4 | Vaginal dryness | Significant weight gain. Thinning hair. | It did what it was designed to do, but the side affects are not worth it to me. I removed it and started losing the weight. | F | 59 | 1 years | 1/2/2016 |