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 |
| 4 | Vaginal dryness / atrophy | Weight gain, a little breast tenderness, some headache | This is my 3rd three month estring. I have been happy with some increase in vaginal moisture and less atrophy. Still have some pain with intercourse, still a little bleeding. The 2nd month of the 2nd ring I started having a lot of hot flashes, which had largely disappeared during the 1st ring. They disappeared with the 3rd ring. I am hungry all the time and have gained an uncomfortable amount of weight. | F | 56 | 7 months 2 MG 1X day | 3/1/2014 | 5 | vaginal dryness, painful sex | This totally cure my vaginal dryness. I was almost to the point where I couldn't have sex. Now I can have sex and there is no more painful stinging afterward. I have not noticed any negative side effects. I have not had problems putting it in or taking it out. I can't feel it at all. Sometimes it's a little bit hard to reach but not too hard. I take it out for sex because otherwise we can feel it. I am so grateful for this! I went into menopause early and this has really helped me get back to normal. | F | 180 days 1X day | 1/23/2014 | 1 | To relieve urinary urgency | Felt faint, very bloated, loss of appetite, excessive burping, depressed, anxious. Symptoms went away after removal of ring. | Indeed using the ring did help with relieving the urge to urinate often, but the side effects were horrendous. Thank you to this blog, after researching the negative side effects & individuals' experiences did we realize the symptoms were a result of this drug. | F | 87 | 2 months 2mg 1X day | 1/22/2014 | 1 | Hormone Replacement | Slight discomfort that increased over two months to a dull ache. Chemical smell that did not decrease over time. | Did not really work as I had hoped. Did not help produce enough lubrication. | F | 54 | 75 days 1X day | 1/7/2014 | 3 | SEVERE vaginal atrophy | At first, i thought this was a blessing, now i'm thinking it might be Satan's cousin. It gave me a renewed vagina but ive now got sore breasts, abdominal cramping just like i used to have with my periods, and it is EVERY day. My symptoms get worse starting 2 months in to my ring, & my insurance only will pay for 90 days. Ive 9 days to go & my hot flashes and my mood is explosive. Then in 15 days, I'll be ok for about 49 days. Im ready to get off the roller coaster, otherwise, i need to buy stock in Advil! | F | 55 | 1 years 4mg | 1/4/2014 | 1 | vaginal atrophy, lubrication, | Daily splitting headaches, crying jags/depression, hair loss, weight gain | Stupidly, I tried to excuse the side effects because it did work for vaginal atrophy and lubrication. Finally, my intuition told me in no uncertain terms to pull it out. My husband had to do it. I can't believe my gyno did not educate me about side effects although I should have done the research. I was too desperate for a cure. Interestingly, I have not had any of these problems with Viville dot patch. All I can think of is that vaginal delivery is much more potent. | F | 58 | 3 months 1X day | 12/13/2013 | 1 | atrophy | bad bladder cramps, bowel cramps, bloated feeling. I have a very shortened vagina due to trama then hysterectomy. So the ring does not position correctly. Anyone with a similar problem, shortened vaginal area, may have issues with this product. Hair loss has started after only 3 weeks. Swelling of legs and sore veins as well. BP is up significantly. | NOT COMFORTABLE. I am also allergic to sulfa products and the ring may be not the best for those with that kind of allergy. | F | 65 | 3 weeks 2mg 1X O | 12/4/2013 | 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 since menopause | Standing and laying down we're ok, but sitting was like ...there was a Popsicle stick stuck up my butt ! Uncomfortable. Got a bad case of the chills, nausea and cramps. But the worst was the dark yellowish foul discharge, requiring me to wear a lite day after many years! Ewwwwww. I decided To pull it out,which hurt... But I feel much better after doing it. The lower back pain and the PMS. Was a real joy ! There must be other options | It was the worst foul smell after I pulled it out... I can only imagine how awful it would be after 3 months. ,! | F | 59 | 5 days 2mg 1X day | 10/29/2013 | 2 | Hormone Replacement | Severe lower abdominal pain and cramping. Weight gain. | At first, I was okay with it. Then in the last week, I have really bad pains in my abdomen, and major cramping. I think it might be affecting my endometriosis. | F | 51 | 4 weeks 1X day | 10/21/2013 | 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 | 4 | Vaginal dryness | Loved it. Cured dryness, went in pretty easily (a little tricky), Never felt it, partner didn't feel it, Love the fact i only had to insert it once every three months. The only problem was I had a lot of difficulty getting it out. I just couldn't reach it with my fingers and my partner had to pull it out for me (and he could barely reach it), When I talked to my ob-gyn about this she said I had an exceptionally Long vagina and that was probably the problem. She hadn't had other patients with this issue. | If they only had a way to Get it out in my situation, it would be perfect!!!!! | F | 62 | 10 years 2 mg 1X O | 9/15/2013 | 1 | vaginal dryness | Just diagnosed with breast cancer. No history of breast cancer in family. THINK twice before you use this. It is not worth it! Just use a lubricant. I was told this was safe BUT in fine fine print it says 'may cause breast cancer'. Thanks for nothing. | We need to spread the word about the DANGERS of this product! | F | 62 | 2 years 2 mg 1X O | 7/31/2013 | 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 | 1 | vaginal drynes | weight gain and hot flashes.Husband could`nt feel it. | On 2/28/13 I went for my yearly mammogram. Witin two days I was notified that I needed to have another mammogram and an ultra sound. I had both done and within a couple of days I was told that I needed a biopsy on my left breast. Had test done and found out that I had stage two breast cancer and it was also in my lymph nod. There is no history of breast cancer in my family and the only change I had was the E=string. I read the pamplet that came with it and in very small print it said that it could cause breast cancer. If I had known I would have never used it. | F | 55 | 8 months 1X day | 7/17/2013 | 2 | frequent uti, vaginal dryness | some weight gain, hot flashes increased | The estring helped with dryness and any atrophy going on but the reason why I was put on the estring to begin with was for recurring uti's. I had alot of hope until after 7 months I got a full blown uti. Now I'm back on antibiotics and have discontinued use of the estring. Before I started the estring, I took probiotics and was able to go longer without a uti. I'm going back to my probiotics. I'll use the estrace cream if I need it. | F | 55 | 6 months 10mg 1X day | 7/4/2013 | 5 | Vaginal dryness, urinary urgency | Takes a few days for effects to kick in. Slight discomfort the first day or two when I put in new ring, but goes away. Results have been great overall. | These positive effects only last about two months. Then I start to feel the urinary urgency again and I get weepy and depressed. Changed the first one at 2 months 2 weeks. My current ring is at the 10 week point and I can feel the effects wearing off. So I only get about 70 days instead of 90. | F | 62 | 5 months 2mg 1X O | 7/2/2013 | 1 | Irritating Vaginal Discharge | Weight Gain, Hair Loss and NIGHTMARES | I don't know why my doctor prescribed it. I was the REVERSE of being dry--copius, irritating discharge. I had been post menopausal for 8 years, then all of sudden--this discharge. So, I tried the ring and IT DID NOTHING FOR THE DISCHARGE, but I experienced severe Hair Loss, Weight Gain and NIGHTMARES. I am discontinuing its use. | F | 56 | 3 months 1X day | 3/24/2013 | 1 | Yes | Estrogen absorbed into my bloodstream causing high billi rubin count. The reading indicates the medicine is being filtered through the liver. Because this side effect didn't show up in studies, my endocronologist thought it was due to my thyroid medicine and prescribed thyroid removal. After careful evaluation of my blood work a second doctor realised estring was the culprit. Blood work showed my estrogen levels were sky high as were billi rubins. I reported side effect to manufacturer and stopped estring. Billi rubins back to normal. Had my blood not been monitored for Graves estring could have caused serious problems down the road. Aside from potential liver damage I had no other side effects. I wish they made a lower dose ring my body cold tolerate. I loved the ease of the estring. | F | 50 | 6 months 1X O | 2/10/2013 | 3 | Vaginal dryness, thinning walls | No side effects from Estring that I'm aware of. | The walls of my vagina are stronger now, and I am less dry, so sex is less painful. My libido is very low, however, it has not helped with that at all. This medicine is expensive, and now my drug insurance wants me to switch to something else or pay a higher percentage of the price myself. The cream was too much trouble so I didn't use it; the ring is the way to go. I don't find it difficult to insert or remove; just lay down on the bed, reach in and grab it with my middle finger and pull it out. | F | 58 | 2 years 2MG 1X O | 1/29/2013 |