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 |
| 2 | painful intercourse,dryness/atrophy | insomnia, leg and toe cramps, irritability, abdominal discomfort | hx.bipolar disorder, postmenopausal 1 yr., will talk to my doctor tomorrow because I feel generally uncomfortable and my sleep has been poor. | F | 53 | 5 days 2 mg 1X O | 8/8/2010 | 2 | vaginal dryness | The ring worked extremely well for the first 5 months though I felt mild crampy discomfort occasionally. After five months, I developed UTI-like symptoms and cramping feelings increased. A urine test proved negative and discomfort increased so I reluctantly removed it after 5 1/2 months. | Side effects are subsiding slowly but surely. After one week, I'm feeling much more comfortable. | F | 63 | 6 months 2 mg 1X day | 8/7/2010 | 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 | Dryness & urine leakage | After the first day I got a slight itching problem. By the 4th day it was unbearable so I pulled it out. Still itching, waiting to see doctor to see how I can relieve the itching. I think I must have been allergic to the ring it self, because prior to this ring the Dr. had put in a Femring in the office and I had no problem with that. Definately won't use this one again. | F | 56 | 4 days 1X O | 7/31/2010 | 3 | burning, itching of vulva | hot flashes | I am 68 years old, have had the estrogen patch for years, recently became sexually active after nine years and was experiencing painful intercourse and burning and itching. There was no evidence of yeast, so the doctor suggested the cream, but it was too messy. So, I switched to the Estring and use the cream twice a week on the outside, because I was told the estrogen from the patch does not get to the vagina, and the estrogen from the ring does not get to the vulva. While all the other problems have subsided since using the Estring, I now have hot flashes which are making me pretty miserable. | F | 68 | 2 weeks 2mg 4X O | 7/30/2010 | 3 | vaginal atrophy | Hair thinning after 3 months. | I used an estrogen cream for a few weeks prior to insertion and didn't have trouble, removal was a little stressful--crochet hook helped. Got a yeast infection right away, which I treated with OTC meds. No recurrences. The Estring relieved my vaginal dryness and greatly reduced tearing--still had to use lubricants, though. I even seemed to sleep better. But after 3 months started noticing hair thinning--mostly around the temples. My hairdresser noticed too. Didn't relate to the Estring until 9th month when I re-read the product insert. I removed the Estring and I'm not refilling Rx. Frankly, I'd rather have hair than sex! I am switching to KY ovules. And Rogaine! | F | 55 | 9 months N/A 3X O | 7/17/2010 | 3 | vaginal dryness | I didn't like the smelly discharge which was on-going. | I switched to estriol vaginal tablets compounded by a women's pharmacy in Wisconsin. They are more convenient, less messy, and I think provide better lubrication! | F | 54 | 7 years 1X day | 7/11/2010 | 5 | Vaginal Atrophy | None | Around age 50, as I was going into menopause, I began having slight urinal leakage while I was jogging, or dancing, or if I sneezed while standing. It became more of a problem as time went on during any activity requiring physical exertion (even walking fast) so I started to use light days pads, then progressed to light Tenna and Poise pads. I often had urgency to urinate. Intercourse was uncomfortable due to dryness, so we started using a lubricant. I noticed my vagina was 'drying up and shrinking'. My Dr. recommended Estring because it delivers only estrogen locally (and it is not systemic like the creams that have both estrogen and progestin which will make you menstruate). Now my vagina is back, with body, full and plump! I notice a slight more fullness in my lower abs; but no weight gain, no hair loss, no dark circles - none of the side effects that others reported, which could have also been due to menopause. I can now go to the gym without wearing a pad and have no leakage! Only word of caution: the ring may move forward during contractions during bowels movements, so be ware because you may have to push it back with your finger before you stand up or it will fall out! | F | 53 | 3 weeks 2 mg 1X day | 6/5/2010 | 5 | vaginal dryness, pain , hot flashes | early itchiness - first week only - perhaps a holdover from earlier dryness | outstanding success;no pain; intercourse enjoyable and frequent, little reduction in hot flashes but I have to live with them as my mother did until she was 93 | F | 70 | 2 years 2mg 1X AN | 6/1/2010 | 3 | vaginal dryness | Severe migraine headaches, severe lower abdominal pain, nausea, change in bowel habits. | The Estring worked well for vaginal lubrication for about the first 10 months, but then side effects appeared. It took about 6 months to identify the cause of the side effects. Once I removed the Estring, the side effects were gone within 1-2 days. I will not use it again. | M | 58 | 16 months 30 mg 1X day | 5/21/2010 | 3 | Vaginal Discomfort | Helped vaginal dryness for a while, but not real well. Still needed a lubricant. Very difficult to remove. No negative physical side effects that I know of. | Never felt the ring, once inserted. Did feel better, less bitchy at the beginning of the 90 day period. Got pretty bitchy near the end. | F | 55 | 2 years 2 mg 1X O | 5/19/2010 | 3 | atrophy and dryness | discharge with bad odor | atrophy and dryness was relieved - it took 3-4 weeks to reach full effect | F | 61 | 6 months 2mg 1X O | 5/19/2010 | 5 | vaginal atrophy | none | Thank goodness for Estring. I am single, had not had intercourse for 3 years, was several years into menopause, and intercourse felt like shards of glass. After a few months of using the Estring I had intercourse again and it was fine. I do think it is pretty difficult for a single 62 year old baby boomer like myself to establish a serious relationship with out sex. Phew! | F | 62 | 2 years 2 MG 1X O | 5/18/2010 | 5 | vaginal atrophy | No adverse side effects | Taken for vaginal atrophy. Very satisfied; no more tearing or discomfort with intercourse. 2 mg ring per 90 days. | F | 63 | 120 days 2 mg 1X O | 5/2/2010 | 5 | vagina atrophy | easy to use | Now I have the vagina of a 18 year old | F | 55 | 1 years ring 1X O | 5/1/2010 | 1 | improve vaginal dryness | At my 1-yr pap exam after using the Estring for about a year, my gynocologist found a large ovarian cyst (15 cm). It is the first and only time I've had a cyst. I also had my very first UTI ,coincidentally, just a week before the cyst was discovered. I feel quite strongly that both the UTI and the ovarian cyst are a result of using the Estring. There is no other reason at age 57 that I would get both of these ailments within the same timeframe, and for the first time in my life, and only after using the Estring; also the first time I've used any type of synthetic form of estrogen. | F | 57 | 12 months 1X O | 4/26/2010 | 5 | vaginal dryness, itching, urinary | none | makes your sex life better! NO burning, itching, pain. | F | 58 | 4 years 2 mg 1X O | 4/15/2010 | 5 | Before using estring I had severe vaginal atrophy. Even simple wiping would tear me down there. Forget sex it was like cut glass and I bled all the time. I haven't had a period for at least 3 years so I am completely through menopause. I tried creams yet they gave me horrible UTI's. My doctor prescribed the estring. | I am happy to report I am well. This medication made a huge difference for me. I take progesterone for 10 days every 3 months too. However, my hair started thinning like crazy. Not sure if it was the lack estrogen in my body or the estring. I contemplated removing it and in fact did for about a month to have my hair to continue to fall out and the symptoms returned with a vengeance. So back on estring I went and began Rogaine and to my delight even though I am not fond of the Rogaine all my hair has returned and even seems a bit thicker than ever before. I recommend estring for vaginal atrophy as it made a difference for me. What my doctor explained to me was that this entire ring was about the amount I was using cream wise but is put exactly where it is needed and is secreted slowly. | F | 51 | 1 years 2 mg 1X M | 4/3/2010 | 4 | thinning of vaginal wall | I did not know that my leg pains were related to estring until I read this site and the feedback many of you gave. OMG...for about four months I have had sharp pains in my hamstrings/quads. I thought it was from working out or from dehydration. Never connected it to the estring. I also wake with pain in the joints of my hands. Now that I took the estring out, the vaginal dryness and burning during intercourse is back [bummer] but I want to keep it out and see if the leg cramps go away! We are just going to have to find other creative means to deal with the natural aging. It's a disappointment b/c the renewed vagina was such a relief, especially initially. | F | 51 | 6 months 1X day | 3/5/2010 | 3 | vaginal dryness, atrophy | Mild cramping, lower back pain, vaginal pressure | Not enough time with med yet to really rate (only 3 weeks) thats why the "3" rating. Due to dryness, difficult to insert unless using lubricant. Some mild cramping and lower back pain on a few days. Gyn said 30 to 90 days for dryness improvement. Some vaginal pressure where ring is. Gyn thinks due to dryness and should improve. Hopeful and giving it a really good try. | F | 52 | 3 weeks 2 mg ring 1X O | 2/23/2010 |