Causes of Vaginal Dryness

Vaginal dryness often occurs during menopause because your body is making less of the female hormone estrogen. Lower estrogen levels can trigger more than hot flashes. They also reduce vaginal lubrication and cause the tissues in and around the vagina to become thinner and less elastic. As a result, many women experience dryness, burning, and itching. You may become more prone to infections and inflammation as these vaginal changes occur. Discomfort during sexual intercourse can also become a problem.

If you're experiencing any of these symptoms, it's important to talk with your health care professional. Schedule a visit and complete the Doctor Discussion Checklist to get the conversation started.

Vaginal Dryness Is Common at Menopause

Many menopausal women experience vaginal dryness and discomfort at some point, but sometimes the problem does not surface right away. Many women may not even know that vaginal dryness is a symptom of menopause.

Unlike other menopausal symptoms that tend to diminish once the transition through menopause is complete, vaginal dryness does not go away over time on its own. In fact, left untreated, it can actually worsen over time.

Proper Treatment Can Actually Reverse Vaginal Thinning and Irritation

Low levels of estrogen in the body are the cause of vaginal dryness at menopause. Because PREMARIN Vaginal Cream restores some of the estrogen lost at menopause, it can do more than just offer short-term symptom relief.

Used properly, PREMARIN Vaginal Cream can actually reverse vaginal thinning and dryness and restore healthy tissue, and can help maintain this reversal with continued use. Learn more about treating vaginal dryness with PREMARIN Vaginal Cream.

You can also read more about menopause.

Important Safety Information

What is the most important information you should know about PREMARIN Vaginal Cream (a cream of estrogens)?

Estrogens increase the chances of getting cancer of the uterus.

Report any unusual vaginal bleeding right away while you are using PREMARIN Vaginal Cream. Vaginal bleeding after menopause may be a warning sign of cancer of the uterus (womb). Your health care provider should check any unusual vaginal bleeding to find out the cause.
Do not use estrogens with or without progestins to prevent heart disease, heart attacks, strokes, or dementia.
Using estrogens with or without progestins may increase your chances of getting heart attacks, strokes, breast cancer, and blood clots. Using estrogens, with or without progestins, may increase your risk of dementia, based on a study of women age 65 years or older. You and your health care provider should talk regularly about whether you still need treatment with PREMARIN Vaginal Cream.

PREMARIN^® (conjugated estrogens) Vaginal Cream is used after menopause to treat dryness, itching, and burning, in and around the vagina.
The most commonly reported side effects of PREMARIN Vaginal Cream include vaginal discomfort or pain, breast pain, vaginitis, and itching.
PREMARIN Vaginal Cream should not be used if you have unusual vaginal bleeding, have or had cancer of the breast or uterus, had a stroke or heart attack in the past year, have or had blood clots, have liver problems, are allergic to any of the ingredients in PREMARIN Vaginal Cream, or think you may be pregnant.