Imvexxy Insert: Uses, indications and notes when using

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Imvexxy Insert is a prescription medication that contains the hormone estrogen in a vaginal device. It is used after menopause to treat pain caused by intercourse.

1. What are the effects of Imvexxy?

During and after menopause, your body experiences many unpleasant symptoms, such as burning, bleeding, itching, and vaginal dryness. This means you are facing vaginal atrophy (VVA). This is because your body naturally loses the hormone estrogen during and after menopause, especially in the vagina. This leads to common and unpleasant symptoms such as pain during sex.
Imvexxy Insert contains female hormones (estrogens), used to help relieve vaginal symptoms of menopause, such as dryness and itching. When treating only the vaginal symptoms of menopause, products that are applied directly inside the vagina should first be used. Because estrogen is taken orally, absorbed through the skin or injected can cause stronger side effects.

2. How to use Imvexxy Insert

How to use Imvexxy Insert medicine as follows:
Step 1: Wash and dry your hands before placing the medicine. Step 2: Choose the vaginal position that you feel most comfortable with. Then, hold the suppository with the larger end between your fingers. Step 3: Insert Imvexxy Insert into the vagina about 2 inches as directed. Imvexxy Insert is usually prescribed once a day for the first 2 weeks, then twice a week. However, depending on the level, health condition, ... the doctor will change the dose to suit each patient, so you should use the drug as directed.

3. Imvexxy Insert side effects

The risk for serious side effects with estrogen therapy depends on the dose and duration of use. Common side effects of Imvexxy Insert include:
Nausea, vomiting; Abdominal distention, diarrhea; Chest tightness, headache; Weight change. Imvexxy Insert medicine rarely causes serious problems due to blood clots, such as deep vein thrombosis, heart attack, pulmonary embolism, stroke. However, get medical help right away if you have the following symptoms:
Shortness of breath, rapid breathing; Pain in chest, jaw, left arm; Unusual sweating, confusion, dizziness; Sudden fainting; Pain, swelling, heat in the groin and calf; sudden or severe headache; Difficulty speaking, paralysis on one side of the body, sudden loss of vision.

4. Be careful when using the drug Imvexxy Insert

Before using Imvexxy Insert, tell your doctor or pharmacist your medical history, especially of the following conditions:
Blood clots in the legs, eyes, lungs; Blood clotting disorders; High Blood Pressure ; Abnormal breast exam; Cancer; High blood cholesterol or triglyceride levels; Psychosis; Diabetes ; Personal or family history of a certain swelling disorder (angioedema); Gallbladder problems, severe headaches, migraines; Heart problems, yellowing eyes and skin during pregnancy or while using hormonal birth control; Kidney disease, liver disease, stroke or thyroid problems, unexplained vaginal bleeding... In short, Imvexxy Insert is a prescription drug, so you need to take it exactly as directed by your doctor. doctor. While using Imvexxy Insert, you should not smoke because it increases the risk of stroke, blood clots, high blood pressure and heart attack, especially in women over 35 years old.

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Reference source: Webmd.com

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