Low estrogen and uti
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Is there ONE treatment for both BV and UTI? I am 47, and struggle with vaginal dryness (which is probably the root cause of all these problems). I have had unpleasant reactions (itching, burning, redness, pain) to every lubricant I have tried, even those without glycerin & parabens. These infections are embarrassing and they are ruining my life. My husband is very understanding, but I feel like a lousy partner. We used to make love 4-5 x per week; now it is zero. Please help.
I tried a week of Cipro as I was sure I had a UTI (my fever started the day after sex), and my pain went away but my fever and fatigue remain.
I am seeing an Infectious Disease Doctor in 4 weeks. But in the meantime my "fever" runs between normal (98) and 100.5 every day and my exhaustion is making it almost impossible to lead a normal life.
My GYN has suggested Estrogen as my FSH is 66 (post-menopausal). However I can't find evidence that low estrogen causes fever?
My tests show I have low estrogen (also taking birth control pill), decreased cortisol in the morning and increased at night and elevated DHEA. I'm just baffled as to why I am sweating so much. Should I get treated for the estrogen or should they level out once my thyroid is fixed? I am taking natural supplements for my adrenals and might want to try HC but I have heard not so good stories about it. Are there natural adrenal meds or how should I go abouts treating it?
Also from my doctor, I learned that one can be both estrogen deficient and estrogen dominant at the same time if progesterone and estrogen are low, and due to our exposure to estrogens & phyto estrogens in environment and foods. So alot of balancing is required and diary your symptoms for your doctor, and balancing your doses of the creams based on your symptoms, always start low and work up, also know that with estrogen, the symptoms of too much and not enough, are the same.
It would be good to know your estrogen and progesterone levels, to ensure your estrogen to progesterone ratio is right.
What are you on now?
Unfortunately standard Thyroid testing does not indicate Hypothyroidism
type 2, which is similar to diabetes 2. The serum levels are fine, yet the
thyroid function (in the cells) is low (thyroid resistance)
For this you need Free T3, Free T4 AND Reverse T3
Cheers.
you can have a decrease in estrogen available to the genital area without being reflected in blood estrogen levels. urinary spasms are a symptom of the low estrogen and they will feel very similar to an uti. being referred to an urogynecologist might be useful if one is in your area.
once hubby gets his results back, we can figure out when to get confirmatory testing for you since you haven't had obvious lesions to culture.
If you have gone through menopause, the low estrogen levels can give symptoms that are consistent with a uti but urinalyses and cultures are negative. These situations respond to low doses of estrogen cream placed into the vagina. Stones in the ureters can also give these symptoms but usually are associated with blood in the urine.
You are doing the sensible thing to get another opinion from a urologist, especially given the symptoms of a uti without findings.
After that I fan myself until I cool enough to go back to sleep for another few hours. I am on low dose estrogen replacement. The bedroom is kept at 66 degrees and my nightclothes do not exist. Each time I awaken I have to go back to the bathroom. I do have a sip of water when I am trying to cool off but never more than 2 ounces. I need some good uninterupted sleep. Please help.
The burning (all over my vagina, including my labia sometimes) really only lasts the two or three days before my period and generally stops as soon as I put the yeast infection cream on it, but it seems weird that it keeps happening, and is followed by a UTI sometimes, and that it started happening when it did. My questions simplified are as follows:
1)In your opinion, given the information could this be mild Herpes symptoms?
I've had 2 UTI's with KP in the last few months. Both had very low counts of bacteria. No physical cause has been found but I am post menopause and have problems with urinary incontinence so wear pads 24 hours a day. I'm 63 and do not take / use estrogen creams or replacement therapy. NOT sexually active for 5 or more years.
Doctor gave me 10 days of Suprax this second time. Will that rid my intestines of the KP? If not, what can I do to prevent this again?
All I know is that after you get pregnant you can use an ovulation monitor as a pregnancy test since it can tell an increase just like when you ovulate. I'm not sure how soon after ovulation it works though.
im 33 yo,6yrs trying to get pregnant,recently my repro-endo told me that im not ovulating bec of low estrogen level,and as of now she doesnt know the root cause of having low estrogen,since all my bloodtests were normal..is there anybody out there who experience the same thing..right now my ob instruct me to inject gonal-f.to help stimulate my eggcells..very depressing,frustrating,sometimes i want to give up and loosing hope..pls help me..
Well, the doctor who did my transfer told me to take 2 estrodial per day and 3 prometrium per day and shot of progesterone every other day and I wasn't due to go back until my pregnancy test 10/7. However, I was unhappy with several lapses in care that I received along the process so I switched and they immediately started doing my blood levels every 3-4 days. I guess it helps them to keep your hormones where they need to be to support pregnancy.
My blood work came back and I have low estrogen levels. The insurance won't cover the medication I was prescribed. Does anyone have an idea of a generic brand I can take or something over the counter?
as far as your estrogen levels are concerned, mine were extremely low but my RE wasnt worried and assured me i still have a chance to conceive. ususally it takes about 1 year after you stop your birth control to get pregnant. it may be harder since your peroids are irregular which means you'll ovulate later in each cycle. my guess is since you havent have your peroid in 4 -5 months you can still get pregnant.
Before the test I stopped using birth control pills which I started 7 months ago, I stopped because they caused spotting between my periods, now spotting gone. The pills that I have used were low hormone one which means no estrogen. Plus just before the pap smear, after I stop pills, my period was weird, no aching breasts etc, now it is also normal.
So my question is, I think obviously my hormone level was low, can LSIL be related to that?
I read that this was due to low cortisol levels because cortisol is made from Progesterone so if your Progesterone levels are low, your cortisol levels will be low and cortisol has an anti-inflammatory affect on the body. Also Estrogen dominance promotes the release of histamine.
I started on 20mg of progesterone Kokoro cream twice a day because I am thin & I read that thin women need higher doses for 3 or 4 months to get progesterone levels up.
I am extremely depressed and am suffering with hypothyroidism, low testosterone, too much estrogen, high cholesterol and low Vitamin D what is wrong with me? I originally thought that everything here is linked to depression from stress and anxiety so I started taking Lexapro for the depression. But my wife thinks that maybe all of these things are linked to a health issue. About 11 months ago I was diagnosed with high cholesterol and low thyroid, so I am taking red rice yeast and .
i take another pee sample to the vet in two weeks after she takes all of here antibiotics to make sure the infection is gone and make sure its not the other common low estrogen level problem in conjunction. All in All the vet visit + urine test + antibiotics were only $60. In addition the vet said that its probably not a low estrogen level due to her young age. hope this helps those that are as clueless as i was in the future...she was just trying to tell me that it hurt her to pee!
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