Is Vaginal Spotting And Irritation After Using Estrace Cream Normal?

Posted on Fri, 26 Aug 2016

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Fri, 26 Aug 2016 Answered on

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Question : Hi...... I am using Estrace cream and woke up with vaginal spotting and irritation..... Should I use Monistat to treat symptoms?

Answered by Dr. Sameer Kumar (10 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
reduce the number of applications..

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for the query to HCM,
Esterase is to be used only twice or thrice a week and not daily for atrophic vaginitis. You may reduce the frequency of usage and watch for next 48hrs to see if the spotting stops. If the spotting continues for more than 48 hrs then you need to get a per speculum examination done to check the source of bleeding.
Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Sameer Kumar (23 minutes later)

I am not using cream but once per week. And while I will schedule a follow up should I use Monistat for the itching and inflammation in the interim.

Answered by Dr. Sameer Kumar (9 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
answered

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
If once a week then you are using it in low dosage. Itching and inflammation s due to atrophic vaginitis.
You may use MONISTAT cream for local application but unless there is a fungal infection it would not work. You may take CAP DOXYCYCLINE 100mg once a day for next 3 days along with TAB METROGYL twice a day for 3 days. This shall control the infective cause as well.
regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar