dryness on yasmin
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dryness on yasmin
| Thu, 04-15-2004 - 2:44pm |
i have been on Yasmin now for 2 years and before that, loestrin. at the time that i switched, i complained about low sex drive on loestrin as well as zits so she put me on yasmin. with both of these, i have had dryness down there like you wouldn't believe. it's like the sahara desert and it's really putting a big damper on my 4 year relationship. other lubes are just out of the question as both my boyfriend and i want it to be natural. is there a pill that WON'T cause this problem? or can someone tell me if i need to go higher or lower on estrogen or to a particular type of progestin? i have searched all over the web and it's hard to find a table that has all the different side effects lined out for you. i knew of 1 years ago but cannot find it now! HELP!!

Dry is not fun, especially if you would rather not use a lube. You might want to consider NuvaRing http://www.nuvaring.com/Consumer/index.asp? a small plastic ring worn in the vagina for 3 weeks and removed for one for your period. Some NuvaRing users have reported having more vaginal discharge on the ring than when they were on other hormonal contraceptives. Perhaps that is because the hormones are released directly into the tissue of the vaginal walls. At 15 mcg NuvaRing has the lowest estrogen of any combined contraceptive in the U.S. so side effects are usually slight if any. Most members posting about NuvaRing like it. Let us know what you decide and how you are doing, ok?
Good luck
Jill
thanks for getting back to me. I did a lot of research yesterday and it seems as though i need MORE estrogen in order to get rid of the dryness. it makes sense because when women go through menopause, they tend to get dry so that is 1 of their reasons for going on HRT-to give themselves more estrogen. Is yasmin a very low estrogen? i saw on my packet that it said .03 mcg. seems to be low!! Do you know of any others, besides the ring, that might make this better? and what are the side effects to more estrogen?
While there can be a direct relationship between the amount of estrogen in a pill and the side effects I think it has more to do with the balance of estrogen with the amount and type of progestin in a pill. So a pill that has more estrogen will not necessarily give you more estrogen related side effects. CL-Judie Rae could explain this much better than I can. Take a look at http://www.wdxcyber.com/ncontr13.htm for some suggestions about controlling side effects. I mentioned NuvaRing because a number of users have commented on the increased discharge while using the ring and CL-Judie Rae has had problems with dryness and the ring has really helped her in that regard. Let us know what you decide, ok?
Good luck
Jill
i may look into the ring too. thanks a lot!
Good luck
Jill
Best of luck
Jill