vaginal itching after stopping birth control

I am 35 n was onthe pill for 3 years n i stop taking the pill 8 month ago n ever since then sex has not been enjoyble because I can't get wet down there n it itches a lot. For about 4 months I did not get pregnet until I was given antibiotics cause I got sick now I am 4 month n I still can't enjoy sex even when I am turn on. I am the only one?

Hi. Ur story sounds same like mine. I'm going thru the same right now. Kindly explain what you did to get rid of that itching down there. I'm going mad day by day because of this problem. Unable to focus on work too. Appreciate your inputs. Thanks so much.

So glad I saw your post. This is exactly to the T how I am doing and feeling and experiencing. I knew it had to be related to me from stop taking my pills. never had infections until now. I stopped taking my pill about 4-5 mths ago and I have had 3 infections. 2 yeast and 1 BV infection. I'm going back on the pill. I cant take this unpredictableness anymore. oh and I'm 42

I'm having the same itching and irritation and it's very annoying. I got off my birth control a couple of weeks ago and I just can't stop how uncomfortable it is. I take hot baths to calm the irritation temporarily. I thought I was going through kidney stones again because I've deal with those allot. But this is different. It tingly and uncomfortable. It tends to make it hard to to sleep comes and goes as it pleases.... Im going to take some yeast infection pills to see if it at least helps but I've never had a yeast infection so why would I have them now?

I'm the same I stop the birthcontrol pills and I feel burning feeling inside my private part could it be stopping the birth control pills

I have bad the same thing but this is my 3rd month of it. It starts a few days before my period and has now 3 times! Help please

I have been off the BC for 3 months and this makes my 3rd issue starting a few days before my period starts, it goes away durig my period. I don't need the BC anymore and this is annoying!! There's got to be another way to fix it besides going back to BC!

Hello- Reading all your posts has made me feel a little better about my situation. I was on Nuva Ring for 10 years. All throughout I had a normal cycle and it was light to medium. I’ve been off it now for six months and I have yet to have a normal period. When I do get it’s very dark, like old blood, and lots of blood clots, but the amount of flow is medium. More recently I’ve only been spotting on and off again for the last month. Then I also started to realize that after sex I would also get some spotting, but again it’s old blood. I also started to get itchy on the lips of my vagina (so not really inside). I went to my doctor and got tested for everything and all came back negative. She prescribed me something for BV, which I don’t think I actually needed but I took it for a week, unfortunately the itchiness and spotting continue. I don’t have unusual discharge or odor. Has anyone experienced something similar? Has anyone found something that helped with the itching? I’m hoping once I hit the year mark of stopping BC everything will go back to normal.

Hi all, I’ve had same dry/itchy problem. Mine literally starts ‘the first day off BC’.
I’ve always had UTI / thrush issues throughout my life, so assumed that, after having my baby and not being on BC for 2 years that my daily living hell which started around the 18 month mark when I stopped breastfeeding (literally wanting to rip my vagina off and throw it into the ether) had something to do with that... finally went back on BC after 6 months of persevering and it stopped almost immediately.
Concerned that I’ll need BC for the rest of my life, but I can’t get off this roller coaster, given that the first day off BC it starts for me again, and severely..! I ran out of the pill last week accidentally (I even skip periods because the dry/itchiness is so bad while I wait for period to start) & I knew about it. Managed to get a prescription today & voila! tonight I’m almost back to normal.

Hello. I’m so happy I found this post because I thought I was alone in this. About a month ago, my doctor prescribed me a low-dosage birth control pill. I’ve never used birth control before because I was a virgin up until last year. The pill almost immediately made me nauseous and extremely fatigued. Not to mention I was having irrational mood swings. I was only on it for about 6 days and stopped because I began getting diarrhea and even vomited. A few days after I stopped, my symptoms improved. However, when I had intercourse, i felt a loss of sex drive as well as dryness. This made intercourse very painful and i had to stop. The next day, i noticed extreme vaginal itching. It doesn’t really burn, it’s just annoying. I know it’s not an std. My boyfriend used a condom and he’s been tested. I’ve had BV and UTI’s so I can tell it’s not the same. I’ve been using over the counter creams to try to relieve the itch with very little luck. I don’t mind bearing with this for a few more days but any idea how long this will take to subside? I really wish I would’ve never taken those pills.

I just got off birth control 2 days ago (I had the mirena for 3 yrs) and It’s started with first dryness and selling and then towards the end of the day I also felt burning and it’s so irritating. I put cream for yeast infection on it and it’s still bothering, I hope this goes away soon cus I can not deal especially with my emotions all over the place

I've never replied to one of these online conversations before, but I'm confident I have a solution and I want to share it with those of you still suffering from this constant itch/irritation/inflammation. Before I do though, I have to insist that I'm not a doctor and cannot ensure this is for everyone or that your condition is the same, so please seek professional advice.

I'm 29 and recently got off my birth control (Tri-Sprintec) which I've been on for around 13 years. It's been 3 months and I'm having the same symptoms described in this discussion; incredible irritation, noticeable redness on the labia and inside the opening of the vagina, and general discomfort. Over-the-counter creams seem to offer small relief, but they don't really help that much. There is no smell and no clumpy or abnormal discharge, such as a yeast infection would indicate, so I did some digging online to figure out a potential answer. Anyway, I know this thread is a bit old, but for those still searching, below might be the right direction to look in.

It's called Atrophic Vaginitis and it's fairly common.

It's a vaginal disorder that usually occurs in women after menopause due to the lack of estrogen, which keeps the walls of the vagina elastic and moist rather than inflamed and dry. This ALSO includes women who've come off anti-estrogen drugs and birth control. 

I've had some great relief (this is funny, actually) using an ice cube in a plastic bag and placing it in the areas effected while laying down and watching TV. This helped decrease the inflammation and gave me almost 100% relief, though I'm unsure if it's completely due to the ice itself and not just timing or something. I believe the coldness of the ice helps the inflammation as it would with any other type of inflammation. I haven't yet taken any ibuprofen but I suspect this might also help.

Please, PLEASE consider consulting a doctor before brushing this aside and diagnosing oneself, as there could be other issues not being taken into account. But if the above condition describes your symptoms (it does mine to a 't') this could be it. And PLEASE, don't wait to seek medical advice or help because, as you can read in the article, there are ways to help it and prevent it with the use of vaginal hormones. Don't go suffering. It says sex can also be helpful as well for prevention, as well as watching specific food intake and exercise to increase and maintain blood flow to the groin.

Hope this was helpful and that you get some relief.

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