Yuvafem for Atrophic Vaginitis User Reviews (Page 3)

• Gloria
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 24, 2018

"I have been using Yuvafem for one month. As soon as I used the product, that night, I woke up with hot flashes. I am 74 years old. I don' t think hot flashes is a good reaction to this product. Going to try to get original vagifem back."

• Mary
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 17, 2022

"I tried yuvafem right after using vagifem for 10 years. Much to my disappointment I had to stop using yuvafem because all it did was continuously burn inside my vagina. I gave it 3 weeks and I just couldn't tolerate any longer. So, I had to bite the bullet (cost) and go back to vagifem. I'm a senior citizen and living off of ssi and I'm very worried how much longer will I be able to pay for this important medication. The drug companies and pharmacies and insurance Co are robbing us!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 12, 2018

"Initially it was great. And on the upside it is effectively treating the vaginal atrophy. But now a year later, for the couple of days after each insert, I have discharge to the point that it feels like urinary incontinence. It's uncomfortable, and frankly it's gross. I have to wear a panty liner theres so much of it."

• Ginger
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 28, 2018

"This medication is terrible. Applicators are worthless and do not dispense the tablets. I was on vagifem and had no problems whatsoever... Insurance company stated I had to go to yuvafem. Constant achy feeling, constant feeling of needing to urinate. It's so frustrating. For me to go back to vagifem my copay is $180 which I cannot afford. My physician even wrote the insurance company a letter stating that it was medically necessary for me to use the vagifem due to the side effects of the yuvafem but that I needed it at the generic cost. Of course insurance company says no way. "

• Honey
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 3, 2020

"The packaging of Yuvafem is terrible. They do not come apart without damaging the other single unit. The producer should look into a different packaging machine that has a better perforation to separate the packages. Machines like Variovac/Germany or Repak/Holland come to my mind."

• rle
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• January 28, 2019

"I also have problems with separating and opening the applicator. The applicator cuts me each time and causes pain for a few days after. I plan to try using a different applicator or ask my Dr. to switch me to Vagifem."

• FG88
• December 3, 2017

"I'm glad I found this site as I now know that others are experiencing the same frustration with the generic form of Vagifem. I did well on Vagifem for 4 yrs. When generic Yuvafem was dispensed for my Rx I thought there was some decrease in potency. The packaging is awful - must use scissors to separate units or leave intact & carefully slice through foil with your fingernail to remove product-hoping that the pill remains intact in the process. Recently Yuvafem was replaced with a new mfg - Teva. I can't believe this is actually medication. My s/s of an 'impending UTI' (urgency, frequency) have returned after approx 4 weeks use of Teva product. Not effective at all."

• Conned
• December 9, 2020

"After 2 years of using BI pellets for HRT, had to choose alternative & chose VagiFem. Got Yuvafem, but assumed it would work the same. Yuvafem application tool very uncomfortable to insert. About 2 weeks of using this product, had some discharge & itching. Thought - yeast infection & purchased a 3 Day OTC. But didn't use & next day the symptoms were gone. After 2.5 months of using Yuvafem, recently started noticing what looked like a brownish discharge/spotting. Spoke to Obgyn's nurse, decided to wait till Monday & see if better. That night I had burning inside my abdomen. All weekend felt like I had a UTI with abdominal & back pain. Monday my GP doc did a urine test which was negative. After additional 24 hrs, culture was still negative for UTI. At that point, started reading reviews about the Yuvafem & found many similar stories to what I am experiencing. I will not use this product again & I hope the burning & internal pain goes away soon!"

• Bwild
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 10, 2018

"I find that the yuvafem tablets do not stay in place. Even after being in overnight, the partially dissolved tablet comes out in the toilet. No wonder I am not getting the benefits of the hormone. I have also had the same problems as others with packaging - doses are hard to separate and tablets fall out of dispenser easily. Very poor product. Vagifem was effective for me with none of the above problems."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 28, 2022

"After taking 4 doses of this product, I had significant hair loss. Called the company to report this side effect. A person who I could hardly understand asked me a ton of questions, but could not connect me to someone who could answer my questions as to if and when the hair loss would stop or if it was permanent. Told me to call my doctor. He said none of his other patients had this problem. Still seeking a solution. Not much info online about this issue."

• MtnKa...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 19, 2018

"I have no problems with the packaging at all. The pills don’t fall out. The insertion is easy. The effectiveness is fairly good, not great. I do have a bad smell from using it, which I hate. To really get good effect I have to use it every other day."

• Patti...
• November 19, 2017

"The applicator does not hold in the pills. They fall out and cannot be replaced in the slit in the applicator where they belong. I complained to the manufacturer (Amneal). Dr. Hemang Maisuria, Dir. of Drug Safety, responded that I should just "carefully put it back into the applicator for insertion. Please keep your hands clean and dry while handling the tablet." Also suggested the problem was "potential mishandling during transport of the product after leaving Amneal's control." In other words, we take no responsibility for quality! Fortunately, there are options to this product!"

• BJano
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• July 27, 2018

"After being on Vagifem for over 15 years, the generic Yuvafem was prescribed - mostly to save money. I agree with the complaints about the packaging. I have to use a scissors to separate the meds, and it is easy to cut open the side and expose the meds to air. So disappointing!"

• Dina
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• April 1, 2018

"After suffering through the defective Teva pharmaceuticals applicator, I have switched from Teva pharmaceuticals generic vagifem to Yuvafem and the Yuvafem applicator works like a charm. Thanks Yuvafem!"

• Junebug
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 8, 2018

"Never had a problem with the drug or the packaging. I think the packaging is very hygienic and no pills fell out of the applicator. The medicine works for me. Only problem is the very high price since Medicare and my insurance do not pay anything toward the price of the drug. As a generic, I hope the price comes down as I will be on this medication indefinitely."

• tooti...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 20, 2019

"1 night using application after a week of hesitation and reservations. Applicator was great to use and I woke up in an unusual amount of sweat. Can't wait to see what tonight results will be. The side effects are scary."

• Sher
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 28, 2022

"As is the story for most women here, Yuvafem was prescribed as the generic choice for Vagifem. I had used Vagifem in the past and has no issues. It worked wonderfully. Getting a new prescription from a new Dr. the system automatically defaulted to generic and I received Yuvafem. Day 1-2 I had some lower back pain, by day 3 I had urine retention (as if my bladder and urethra were constricted) and a full blown UTI. It was awful. Thankfully I had Antibiotics on hand. Called the pharmacy and immediately had them override the change in product to Vagifem. The Pharmacist also stated that many women complained about the side effects of Yuvafem."

• Tekay
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 15, 2017

"I too was on Vagifem for about 1 1/2 years when my Insurance switched me to Yuvafem. After 2 months I was getting a lot of Hot Flashes and the Vaginal dryness started to come back, I did appeal to my Insurance Company and they just approved for me to get the Vagifem back instead. I have a feeling my copay will go from $30. to $50. but it's worth it to get results. I had no issues with insertion or anything like that but do believe either the pill dissolved too quickly or too slowly and that is why I was having my symptoms return"

• NotPl...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 22, 2021

"After the 10 days of the first 14 day regimen of Yuvafem, I experienced soreness, burning, itching, and increased need to urinate, plus greenish discharge. I’m discontinuing immediately. I had same symptoms when pharmacy used to substitute genetic birth control pills (Chryselle) for name brand pills so there are obviously problems with the estrogen and/or fillers for both genetic products."

• Beeeaa
• December 6, 2017

"After years of successful use of Vagifem, I switched to Yuvafem and all my symptoms returned. There is no way that this drug is identical to Vagifem. I wish I had heeded the other warnings on this website and not wasted money on this useless drug."

• Nbit
• December 22, 2017

"I agree packaging is horrible, the last pack I opened every pill was out of the applicator. I don’t believe it is identical to vagifem, but my symptoms are still under control after 4 months of using this product."

• KateM
• November 29, 2017

"I did well on vagifem. Now on Yuvafem the itching is ridiculous. It does help the vaginitis smell but I am itching like mad! I thought I wasn’t doing it regularly enough or too much so I tried both for a month each. Now I am calling the doctor to cancel this prescription. I can’t afford vagifem right now but THIS ISN'T WORKING. And yeah, the pills all fall out of the applicator and don’t seem to dissolve well. Plus so much environmental waste!!"

• If...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 27, 2018

"Used Vagifem for many years, then the BIG SWITCH! Yuvafem is awful! I agree about the packaging being non-user friendly, but I learned to deal with it. The main issue for me is how much this product makes me smell "down there." Such a strong, pungent odor - ugh! Itching is a problem also. From now on, I will be paying the increased $$ for Vagifem - worth it to me, even though I resent this extreme increase the ins. companies are making us pay!"

• Nickn...
• November 28, 2017

"Absolutely hate the packaging. Vagifem's was so much better. I need scissors to cut the applicators apart, versus just tearing with Vagifem. Two times in 2 weeks the tablets were found stuck to my slippers or pj bottoms because they fell out. What a crappy packaging method and applicator issue that would be so easy for them to correct! As far as effectiveness goes, I see no difference between this drug and Vagifem, but I still wish I could use Vagifem - too expensive though."

• Chick...
• October 8, 2017

"What is with the disposable applicators? I'm a grown woman and can handle pushing a pill inside my own vagina. What I can't handle is throwing so much plastic straight into a landfill. Vaginas don't have to be uber-sterile. I can't justify so much waste, so even if this stuff works well, I'll have to try something else. I guess the cream has a reusable applicator?"