Vulvar Creams

[DianaMairin]

What has worked for people in terms of different vulvar creams? Are they prescribed just to give relief of symptoms, or are they actually healing? I was told that Estrace cream helped to strengthen the vaginal tissues, but I've been afraid to use it because it might cause more pain. The Lidocaine cream I tried burned more when I put it on. Maybe I didn't give it much of a chance?? I've tried using Vitamin E oil which is soothing. Anything else you recommend? Thanks!
Diana

[Teri]

I'm going to kill the word with my spelling but here goes....cortozone. You aren't suppose to use it in that area but when you've had enough of feeling like you have a curling iron in you urethra I say....do what needs to be done! I also drink cough medicine with dextromethorphan in it. There is lidocaine available, script only and you can get it in "jets" so it's easily instilled into your urethra.

Hope I helped some.....
Sending a couple special prayers that it cools off down there for you blink blink

[Yvonne47]

Hello:

When You have Vulvodynia does your urethra hurt/throb when you pee?

What are these jets? How do you apply them?

Thanks.

Yvonne

[Im Colleen]

Hi Diana,

My uro prescribed two creams that I had to get from the compounding pharmacy and since I started them, I haven't had much burning at all. (knock on wood) I can't say for sure it's from the creams or just a natural remission, but something is working. The first one I used for a few days was estradiol in olive oil, then they switched me to another one. It's a combination of estradiol, lidocaine and aloe vera. I had tried the estrace cream from the regular pharmacy, but that was irritating.

Colleen

[PAULA]

Hi everyone,

I have had problems with recurring yeast infections and right now am on Diflucan for 6 weeks and 7 day terazol cream. I've tried this before and it seems that it never goes away.
My gyno said I just had a "touch" of yeast, but my symptoms are too extreme for just a touch of it.

My question is this, do you think I could have vulvodynia? All month long I feel itchy, inflamed, uncomfortable and I have a constant (for lack of a better word) leaky discharge that drives me crazy!! I have to wear a pantiliner (which I'm sure is not a great idea)
but my gyno said the discharge is normal, some have more than others.
The symptoms of feeling like I have a yeast infection and a bladder infections can drive anyone crazy, because my IC symptoms act up also.

Any info or advice would be wonderful!!!

Paula