I used loestrin for a little over a year. The first 6 months of t...

YES! I have that same problem. This december I have been on the loestrin 24FE for a year. This past summer I started experiencing the itching which would have been about six months. I spent the summer in the gyno office and was diagnosed with a bacterial infection which I was then treated for and a yeast infection. The itching never went away. Everytime they just said it was a little bit of yeast. I am still dealing with the itching. I go for my yearly soon so I am going to consider switching pills.

I am so glad to hear I am not alone!

-Michelle

Michelle...
I am so glad to know I am not the only one with this problem. I don't know if people are embarrased to ask if others have had this problem but no one seems to list the problem you and I obviously have as a side effect! My doctors told me the same thing about yeast. I took difulcan, ketaconazole, and monistat for like 9 months which would fix things for a couple of days and then the symptoms were back. I just didn't think the loestrin was causing these problems since I had taken it for around 6 months when all the symptoms started. I tried to blame my problems on detergent, soap, my washing machine, and the type of underwear I was wearing. I would not wish these side effects on my worst enemy! Everyone talks about decreased libido....I didn't have that problem however I only had a few good days out of the month where everything down there felt normal! I was beginning to think that I would never be normal again! I have now switched to the nuvaring. I really like not having to take a pill everyday. The first month I used it, it was great. I am now in the second month and I have had some itching....but no burning and NOTHING like the problems I was having before. So all this sounds familiar?