By Vivia
The Vivia Journal
Evidence-based answers for the questions your doctor doesn't have time to answer.
UTIs After Menopause: Why They Keep Coming Back (And What Actually Fixes It)
The pattern is frustrating in a very specific way. You get a UTI. You take the antibiotics. It clears up. Six weeks later, you...
Is Estriol Cream Safe? What 50 Years of Research Actually Shows
"Is it safe?" is usually the last question a woman asks before she decides. She's read the article, she understands the mechanism, she knows...
Will Estriol Cream Make Me Gain Weight? An Honest Answer
The question comes up in nearly every consultation. A woman has read about estriol, she understands the logic, she can see how it might...
Estriol vs Estradiol: Why the Weaker Estrogen Is the Right Choice for Vaginal Health
When a patient tells me she's worried about "estrogen," I understand immediately what she's worried about. She's thinking about the 2002 Women's Health Initiative...
What Is Vaginal Atrophy — And Why No One Warned You About It
There's a specific experience I hear described again and again in consultations. A woman notices something has changed — sex has become uncomfortable, or...
7 Questions Women Ask Us About Estriol Cream (Honest Answers)
I get a lot of messages from women who've been researching vaginal health for months, sometimes years. By the time they find us, they're...
Why a British Doctor Started Talking About Vaginal Health (And Why American Women Are Listening)
I know you weren't expecting a man to talk about vaginal health. Believe me, I get it. And if you'd told me ten years...
What Is Estriol? The Menopause Treatment Most American Women Have Never Heard Of
Your doctor had over 200 hours of training in oncology. Cardiology, hundreds more. But when it comes to menopause, the average medical school curriculum...