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Vaginal dryness isn’t just annoying — it affects comfort, intimacy, confidence, and even bladder health for many women, especially through perimenopause and menopause. Let’s break down why this happens and how a targeted approach with estriol can be truly transformative.
Vaginal dryness is most often caused by declining estrogen levels, which thin and dry the vaginal tissues — leading to discomfort, irritation, and sometimes pain during intercourse. Estrogen also supports healthy pH and moisture in the vaginal canal. When it falls, the tissues lose elasticity and lubrication.
Other triggers can include:
Estriol is one of the three primary estrogens your body uses. Compared to estradiol or estrone, estriol is much gentler and more localized when used topically. It supports:
This is why, in our blog “What is Vaginal Dryness and How Can You Cure It,” estrogen — and specifically estriol — is highlighted as a key factor in restoring vaginal health.
Plus, unlike systemic hormone therapies, vaginal estriol creams primarily work locally, meaning they deliver benefits where you need them without significant systemic hormone exposure.
Here’s where the benefits go beyond dryness: urinary symptoms, especially stress urinary incontinence (SUI), often overlap with genitourinary syndrome of menopause — the same tissue changes that cause dryness.
✔️ A multicenter observational study found that 12 weeks of vaginal estriol cream significantly improved stress urinary incontinence symptoms in postmenopausal women, including better bladder control and quality-of-life scores.
✔️ Another clinical trial showed that vaginal estriol improved both stress and urge incontinence symptoms for most participants and also improved vaginal lubrication and discomfort.
✔️ Additional studies have shown estriol improves urodynamic parameters and symptoms related to overactive bladder and lower urinary tract discomfort — suggesting benefits for bladder function alongside tissue health.
This means that treating vaginal atrophy with estriol isn’t just about dryness — it can support urinary comfort too. That’s what we mean when we say our estriol cream is a win-win solution.
Estriol Cream — Our bioidentical estriol cream (2.5 mg) is designed for gentle, effective support.
📌 Tip: Many women see improvement in vaginal dryness within 10–14 days of regular use, with maintenance applications afterward.
Estriol offers a targeted, evidence-supported way to relieve vaginal dryness — and emerging research also supports its role in improving urinary symptoms like stress urinary incontinence. When dryness and urinary discomfort are related to low estrogen, targeted estriol therapy can be a game-changer in quality of life.
Feel free to leave comments with questions or stories — we love hearing from you!
Warmly,
The Platt Wellness Team
