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 | Bleeding during sex, dry vagina | possible weight gain, possible insomnia | I am 54 years old and for the past year had NO sex drive, mainly because of dryness, tearing, and bleeding during sex. My gyno recommended the Estring and my life HAS BEEN CHANGED! I am lubricated again, am able to have orgasms, and am totally ENJOYING sex for the first time in a long time. My husband has no complaints, says he cannot even feel the ring, and it does not interfere with oral sex at all. I am just concerned that after 5 months I am beginning to gain weight because of it. I also wake up at about 4:30 almost every morning and cannot go back to sleep - this just started in the past month or so. Nothing is different in my life except the Estring, so I am worried that the Estring is causing the side effects. It has improved my sex & love life so much, though, that I can't even conceive of taking it out! :( | F | 54 | 5 months 1X O | 6/8/2011 | 5 | vaginal atrophy, u. infections | I was an "early adapter" of the ring after pills had bad side effects. I was having recurrent urinary and yeast infections and vaginal atrophy. This was a life saver, restoring me to health. At age 66, the ring no longer provides all the estrogen I need, so I am using cream also. But for many years, this was sufficient. | I never had side effects. Tho I am a real ninny, I have found it easy to insert and remove, if I did not leave it in more than 3 mos. The middle finger makes a good soft hook providing you do not have long nails. A little lubricant helps if the ring seems stuck. Be sure the ring goes as far up as you can push it; it will find a comfortable spot above the cervix. | F | 66 | 14 years 1 ring 1X O | 5/25/2011 | 2 | vaginal dryness, painful sex | abdominal cramping, pressure on bowels, low back pain, feeling of uncomfortable fullness in pelvis | Maybe it's too soon to draw any conclusions. I've had the ring in 4 days and am hoping the side effects I described will disappear. If they don't, I will take it out. I'd rather use the cream or a tablet. I'm not sure how long to wait, but will be talking to my gyn in a few days. | F | 52 | 4 days 2mg 1X O | 4/22/2011 | 3 | Vaginal dryness and interstitial cy | No side effects for 7 years. Suddenly with a new ring, abdominal pain, cramping,changes in bowel habits. Extensive tests including a CT scan revealed nothing. Drs were baffled. I removed the ring and all symptoms disappeared. Inserted again, more symptoms. Have done this four times. | It is incomprehensible to me that doctors (several of them) claimed that my symptoms could not have been caused by the estring. It was only after going online and reading these comments that my own suspicions were confirmed. As a breast cancer survivor, I do not have any other choice. So at the moment I am trying to endure. Not sure what is worse, the dryness and IC complications or the side effects from the estring | F | 58 | 7 years 1X day | 4/21/2011 | 5 | Complete hysterectomy. Vaginal dryn | Just have a question. I am starting a new relationship. Was wondering about oral sex....does est-ring have a taste or odor? | I definitely have better lubrication. | F | 56 | 3 years 30 mg 1X O | 4/20/2011 | 4 | vaginal atrophy, frequent UTI | episodes of hypoglycemia | I was prescribed the Estring for vaginal atrophy and recurrant UTI's. It worked great for the UTI's. I had the ring in for 90 days and then replaced it. After having it in for another week I started experiencing episodes of hypoglycemia and was hospitalized. I didn't know wheter it was related to the ring or not but I decided to remove it and had it out for about 2months, the hypoglycemic episodes stopped (they couldn't find any medical reason for them) and the UTI's started back again so I reinserted a new ring with in 2&1/2 weeks my blood sugar started dropping again. So once again I removed the ring and have an appointment with the Endocrinologist. Has anyone else had this happen to them? | F | 58 | 90 days 2MG 1X day | 4/5/2011 | 5 | vaginal atrophy, dryness, pain | Vaginal dryness, burning, pain, recurrent UTI's requiring low dose antibiotics. | Intially I had difficulty inserting the ring in the proper position and could feel the ring. After a couple of days this was resolved. Now months later my symptoms are totally gone, no UTI's in 6 months and off antibiotics. Sex life is active and very enjoyable again. | F | 59 | 6 months 2mg 1X M | 2/26/2011 | 5 | hot flashes, dryness | It helped hot flashes and skin dryness and appearance right away. I enjoyed the dramatic improvements. | I started the ring in Jan 2010. In June,2010 I was diagnosed with Colon Cancer. My cancer was removed in Nov and I was back on Estring after mamogram is cleared in Dec 2010. I don't know if the cancer is related to the Estring. I have not read any case related these two together. But I think it's worth to mention just in case someone else has the same experience. | F | 54 | 9 months 2mg 1X O | 1/21/2011 | 5 | dry vagina, painful sex | discharge and slight odor | The best Estradiol that I have had since stopping Estrace and provera. It works just on the vagina and made sex comfortable and not painful. I really recommend this for women who are older and have dry vaginas with painful sex. | F | 71 | 1 years 2 MG 1X O | 1/12/2011 | 5 | extreme vaginal atrophy, burning | Slight breast tenderness, otherwise no side effects. | Had burning and itching to the point where I thought I had either a yeast or UTI, but GYN told me it was from lack of estrogen. Tried cream, which was messy; pills and patches which seemed like overkill and didn't deliver to the correct symptoms. Very difficult to remove! I came to this site to see if anyone had suggestions about removal other than having to go in every 90 days for re-insertion by health professional. | F | 54 | 6 months 1 ring 1X O | 12/8/2010 | 4 | Vaginal dryness and pain | Initial discomfort on insertion and trouble getting the ring in the proper placement. Mild cramping that stoppped in 24 hours. Gliding of the ring with straining that requires occasional repositioning. At times I can feel the ring when running or cycling. My husband can not feel the ring. I have not experienced any side effects of weigh gain, hair loss or depression as mentioned by others. | Significant improvement in overall vaginal dryness, pain intercourse has disappeared. Occasional itching and burning at vagina opening, easily treated with OTC meds. | F | 57 | 1 months 2mg 1X day | 11/28/2010 | 5 | Hot flashes and vaginal dryness | I had no side effects. This is my preferred estrogen delivery and it far surpasses any other HRT I have taken. The fact that it is delivered vaginally -- direct to the vaginal walls and cervix -- makes it easily absorbed where my body needs it instead of being metabolised through the body and the liver. I'm amazed to read that people have problems because it was so perfect for my needs. | Fantastic. I couldn't feel it inserted, I merely felt 100% better. I have no self-consciousness about inserting fingers or rings or diaphragms or anything, so maybe that made it easier. I would use this the rest of my life if I could! | F | 68 | 4 years 1X M | 11/21/2010 | 5 | Vaginal atrophy, dryness | Occasional discharge and slight odor. I have had a couple of yeast infections since beginning treatment. | Excellent relief of symptoms, and sex is much more pleasurable now. My husband says he cannot feel the ring. I've had no trouble with insertion or removal, and I replace the ring every 90 days. Bearing down can cause it to slip out, but that is a minor inconvenience. I am concerned about possible long term effects of HRT, even though the dosage is low and it is not delivered systemically. | F | 58 | 4 years 2 mg 1X O | 10/31/2010 | 5 | vaginal dryness, frequent UTIs | Maybe weight gain. | I was having frequent UTIs, as many as 6 in one year. My ob/gyn said my vagina was very dry and suggested the estring. Once I started using, the UTIs became less frequent, and right now it's been over 1.5 years since the last one. Sex is much better now too. | F | 57 | 4 years 2 mg 1X day | 10/25/2010 | 5 | Vaginal atrophy and dryness | I do have some thinning hair, but am try to use some products for that because sex was unbearable before, and not feeling into it was hard on my marriage. | The Estring completely changed my libido, lubricated my vagina and I have been very happy with the results. I had foggy thinking before and that has gotten better. | F | 67 | 1 years 2.0 mg 1X day | 10/24/2010 | 3 | Painful intercourse, dryness | Severe migraines, breast tenderness, insomnia | At first, all was well. felt great, sex was enjoyable again, then the side effects, the most painful migraines, and breast soreness, weight gain, and worst of all insomnia. Once the removed, the symptoms subsided, w/in a day or two. I would rather use the vagifem them the is insert, did not experience side effects with that, just a bit more costly. | F | 50 | 5 months 30 mg 1X day | 10/8/2010 | 1 | post menopausal vaginal atrophy | Horrible smell, so bad that my husband could smell it on his penis after we made love. So bad that he couldn't stomach giving me oral. When I decided to take it out, I couldn't get my finger looped around it to remove it. My husband had to reach in and pull it out for me. (Love is grand :-) | I'm going to ask my doctor for an estrogen pill you insert in you vagina or an estrogen cream you insert in your vagina instead of the Esting. Those are the other two options he suggested when he suggested the Estring. I chose the Estring because I thought it would be a simpler option. I took transdermal estrogen for years as part of a combined estrogen, progesterone and testosterone hormone replacement therapy, but went off everything four or five months ago and was finding my vagina dry and easily torn. On the transdermal estrogen, I had very little vaginal sodour and my husband said it was a "nice" smell, so I don't think it's the estrogen. I think it's the material that the ring itself is made of interacting with the natural vaginal lubrication that causes the smell. | F | 59 | 18 days - 1X day | 10/6/2010 | 2 | Vaginal dryness, sex painful | foul-smelling discharge, hair loss, and leg cramps. | I was disappointed about these side effects because the estring really helped with the vag dryness. | F | 53 | 5 months 2 mg 1X O | 9/17/2010 | 2 | vaginal dryness | Thinning hair, constant UTI's, headaches and urine leakage. | Felt great initially, my husband and I began to enjoy sex again. Hair is growing back a friend suggested Rogaine...no more UTI's and I use KY Liquibeads for vaginal dryness. Another friend suggested acupuncture for overall menopausal symptoms. Caution - hormone replacement is not for everyone. Do your homework and ask your health care provider lots of questions. Also if you have had an adverese effect from using the Estring the FDA website has a voluntary reporting section for consumers at fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/HowToReport/ucm053074.htm. | F | 55 | 2 months 1X day | 9/9/2010 | 3 | Pain during intercourse, dryness | breast tenderness, very slight cramps, and I feel bloated. This feels sort of like PMS, hoping these side effects will go away in a few days. | I just started using estring, so I really don't know yet how well it's working (or not). I am having very mild side effects...feeling similar to those from pms, like breast tenderness, slight cramps/tummy upset and a bloated feeling. I'm hoping that these side effects will go away as my system becomes used to the estring. | F | 51 | 6 days 2mg 1X day | 8/30/2010 |