What is PREMARIN CREAM?
Premarin cream contains conjugated estrogen, suggested for treating symptoms of menopausal changes in and around the vagina after menopause, to treat moderate to severe painful and coarse intercourse because of these changes. The primary benefit of the cream is to make the menopausal sex smoother and less painful.
Premarin cream 0.5 g is not a pill or vaginal insert. It has conjugated estrogen, which is a mix of estrogen hormones. The vaginal cream significantly relieves post-menopausal painful copulation, which is a symptom of vulvar and vaginal atrophy (VVA) caused by menopause.
What are the Uses and Benefits of PREMARIN CREAM?
Premarin cream treats post-menopausal intercourse discomfort and pain because of menopausal changes. Used as a hormonal replacement therapy, the application of Premarin cream helps replenish and maintain estrogen levels in menopausal women. Premarin cream prevents the thinning and drying of the vaginal wall and reduces inflammation.
PREMARIN CREAM Uses
It relieves the discomfort women experience during or post-menopause, such as irritation, burning, vaginal dryness and pain, and vaginal discomfort. Premarin cream contains conjugated estrogen, which is a mix of estrogen used to treat changes in and around the vagina, hot flashes, and other menopausal symptoms caused by estrogen deficiency in menopausal women. It helps treat post-menopausal intercourse pain and discomfort.
PREMARIN CREAM Benefits
- Helps rebuild vaginal tissue in post-menopausal women
- Make moderate-to-severe intercourse more comfortable
- Help relieve vaginal inflammation, making intercourse experience enjoyable
- It helps relieve virginal dryness, irritation, itching, and hot flashes
- Boosts sex drive and sex urge, sex interest
- Remove sex inhibition and apathy because of pain and discomfort during intercourse
- Helps restore relationship and marriage by bringing improvement to mood and quality of life
What are the Safe Dosages of PREMARIN CREAM?
Use estrogen in any form at the lowest effect doses for the shortest duration. The treatment must align with the individual goals and associated risks. Consult a doctor to decide the correct dose appropriate for your health conditions. The doctor may prescribe a higher or a lower dosage of the Premarin cream based on your symptoms, medical history, and underlying health condition. Follow the dose exactly mentioned in the prescription.
Always inform the doctor about any past illness or medication you were on. Check the label instructions before using it. Use as advised by your doctor, and never overdose. Apply blueberry-sized Premarin cream 0.5 g of 0.625mg/g in and around and inside the vagina twice a week for 21 weeks (if the doctor permits and as per his direction) or as.
You will notice a significant improvement in the condition after 12 weeks of applying Premarin cream. Use the lowest dosage of Premarin cream for the shortest duration or as prescribed by your doctor. Read patient information before you start with the Premarin cream. Read the ingredients you get each time you refill the Premarin virginal cream Rx.
How to use PREMARIN CREAM?
Apply Premarin Cream externally and internally to the vagina. Clean your hand, wash your hand, and pat dry. Apply the Premarin cream 0.5g blueberry sized in and around and deeper inside the vagina. It will help relieve moderate or severe pain arising from intercourse because of the menopausal changes.
It has a non-liquefying basis. You can apply it deep inside the vagina after consulting a doctor or as he suggests. Take a blueberry-sized dosage (0.5 grams), and use the applicator to apply directly to the affected area of the vagina. Wash your hands after applying Premarin cream. Apply it for 21 weeks or, as prescribed, you can see a significant improvement in the condition in about 12 weeks.
- Use the applicator to place Premarin cream in and around the vagina.
- Wash your hands and also clean the affected area before applying.
- Remember to take the amount as prescribed.
- Remove the cap from the Premarin cream tube, attach and screw the end of the applicator nozzle to the tube.
- Take out the prescribed amount by squeezing the tube from the bottom end using gentle and light pressure to avoid the excess amount spilling over.
- Watch out for the stopping point mark on the applicator to measure and take out the correct dose. Detach the applicator by unscrewing it from the tube.
- Comfortably lie on your back with legs spread and knees drawn upward.
- To apply the medication, gently insert the applicator deep into the vagina and press the plunger forward to its original position before loading.
- To cleanse, take the plunger out from the barrel.
- Wash both with medicated soap and clean, tepidly warm water.
When Should I Avoid PREMARIN CREAM or use it cautiously?
It is a prescription medication used only under a qualified doctor’s supervision. Pregnant and breastfeeding women must not use Premarin vaginal cream as it gets absorbed into the bloodstream and will affect the newborn. Doctors may prescribe the cream as a last resort in a few life-threatening conditions if the benefits outweigh the associated potential risk. The cream is unsafe during breastfeeding as it may pass on to the baby through breast milk.
Stop using Premarin cream if you observe vaginal bleeding, cancer of the breast or uterine, blood clot, liver/kidney/heart problems, symptoms of chest pain, breathlessness, high blood pressure, high sugar, stroke, or heart attack. Avoid using if you are allergic to the ingredients, formulation, or substitutes.
Safety information
Using a Conjugated estrogen mixture can cause uterus (womb) cancer. Report unusual vaginal bleeding. Vaginal bleeding must make you wary of the chances of uterus cancer. Let the doctor test the cause of vaginal bleeding immediately.
Avoid estrogen alone or with progestin to prevent heart disease, attack, stroke, or dementia (brain function disorder), based on a study on women older than 65 years. You must use estrogen at the lowest degree as needed.
Avoid using Premarin cream if you experience unusual vaginal bleeding, a stroke, heart attack, heart blockage, surgery, or failure, cancer, blood clots, liver issues, are allergic to the ingredients of Premarin cream, pregnant, or breastfeeding. If you have thyroid, talk to your doctor. He may alter the dose.
Seek medical help if you observe breast lumps, vaginal bleeding, vision change, voice change, severe headache, severe chest or leg pain, severe fatigue, breathlessness, or swelling in the tongue, lips or face.
What are the Side effects of PREMARIN CREAM?
Premarin cream side effects are common and severe. Seek medical attention if you experience severe side effects and stop using the vaginal cream. Common side effects will subside as your body gets used to the doses, but if the condition persists, stop using and see the doctor.
Common PREMARIN CREAM Side Effects
- Headache
- Dizziness
- Irregular and abnormal vaginal bleeding
- Breast and pelvic pain
- Reactions because of inserting vaginal cream, such as vaginal bleeding, spotting, itching, burning, Edema (swelling)
- Leg and abdominal cramps
- Depression and mood swing
- Loss of hair
- Bloating
- Retention of fluid
- Nausea
- Vaginal yeast infection
Less common/Severe PREMARIN CREAM side effects
- Severe allergy
- Heart attack, failure, stroke
- Blood clotting
- Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- High blood sugar
- Cancer of the breast, ovary, lining of the uterus (womb),
- Gallbladder issues
- Fibroids