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louiseds
November 15, 2011 - 8:15am
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pessaries
You could try Replens. I have written to them locally, to ask about using Replens prior to a PAP smear, but have not received a reply. Try asking your
local pharmacist. If they don't have any suggestions they should be able to give you a local Replens contact. Replens is classed as a vaginal moisturiser. I have seen one study that concludes that it is as good as oestrogen cream.
Any chance of removing the pessary at night and giving your vagina a break? If not, then a slightly different type of pessary, that folds more easily, might make that possible.
Louise
margot
November 17, 2011 - 11:07am
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pessary lubrication
Thanks for the suggestion. I was thinking of alternating with replens but still use the luvena since it has anti-yeast proteins and antibacterial enzymes. It is very helpful in preventing yeast infections if you are prone to them. I have been removing the pessary every night.
louiseds
November 18, 2011 - 2:19am
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Removing pessary at night.
I wonder why there is not a probiotic, pH adjusted lubricant/moisturiser that is not oestrogen-based, on the market, for pessary users?
Perhaps "... probiotic, pH adjusted ..." is a chemical oxymoron?
I am glad you are removing the pessary at night. From the reading I have been doing about pessary use that is the way they are ideally used, to give the vagina a rest from the constant presence of a foreign body. The fact that most pessaries seem to be prescribed for older women may be why there is a regimen of leaving it in for months at a time and having it checked and cleaned by a doctor, for a fee, of course.
If it works for you, I think you can figure out for yourself what is acceptable for your body. As a grown woman I see no reason why a doctor should have the final word and tell you to leave it in on a continuous basis, if it is causing changes to your vaginal tissues.
Louise