HRT Patches Concern

[Sparklingsunshine]

I recently switched to transdermal HRT tablets from oral HRT, I'm not convinced, firstly because of my very abrupt menopause,mine was like falling off a tall building 🗼rather than a gentle decline.

So I was taking 1mg estradiol and I femoston conti 1/10 tablet a day for 7 years making 2mg oestrogen daily by my reckoning, the patches are Evorel 50. I'm really not sure these are the equivalent or strong enough.

My other issue is one fell off at the gym the other day, just two days in. They dont seem as sticky as I was led to believe and they are no good if they wont stay on. It concerns me that I'll be using more than necessary if I have to keep replacing them.

I'm wondering about switching to the transdermal oestrogen gel and progesterone tablets. Any thoughts or ideas please.

[SarahJane1471]

I use gel ( don’t need progesterone). It’s easy. 4 pumps shoulder to wrist on both arms until tacky. Clean my teeth and ready to put my clothes on. My friend loves Utrogestan as it helps her sleep. 😴

[Sparklingsunshine in reply to SarahJane1471]

I would need both I think, blooming patches are useless, another one went awol after the gym this afternoon. If it cant withstand an hour of exercise then its really not fit for purpose 😠. Starting to wish I'd just stuck with my old HRT.

[SarahJane1471 in reply to Sparklingsunshine]

Body Identical is safer than oral HRT. Try the gel and Utrogestan. You can use it orally or a pessary up “the oh but joyful” . 😁

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The estradiol in Femoston is body identical.

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I just wanted to tell you that I gave into pressure to switch from Femoston 1/5 to transdermal estrogen and Utrogestan but went back on Femoston as it worked so much better for me. We are all different.

[TiggerMe Ambassador]

If you don't like the slimy gel you could try Lenzetto spray, quick drying and easy to adjust the dose

[Incoguto]

I was on Evra, but it affected my thyroid hormones even though it was not supposed to.Evorel is 50 mcgs, while you were on 1 or 2 mg?

Evra is 30 mcgs and it sticks very well.

Alternative is estradiol pellet, gel, cream. But I believe patch gives you a steady dose over 24 hrs without crazy peaks like oral or creams.

Because it is more potent, you can't really compare Evorel to your oral estrogen or 1 or 2 mg. Oral estrogen doesn't all get absorbed.

There was a study done on Evra, it found that it was releasing 60% more estradiol than a pill.

I would ask you gyno or endo, whoever prescribed it.

[Sparklingsunshine in reply to Incoguto]

It was the GP, tbh I was happy on my oral tablets,had no issues at all, but I keep seeing that transdermal is safer and might be better suited for migraine sufferers, so I decided to give it a try. I'm seriously unimpressed with its adhesiveness. What's worse is it leaves a nasty mark but wont stay on. If they wont stay on then they're pretty pointless 😥

[Incoguto in reply to Sparklingsunshine]

Yeah that's pointless. I'd go back if I were you, what's the point if they don't stick