Hi
I am on Oestrogel and have no plans to change but keep wondering how the dose I use compares in terms of low-medium-high compared with patches.
It seems easy enough to compare gel with pills because they are in 1mg and 2mg strengths and Oestrogel ( 2 pumps) is 1.5mgs per day.
But patches come in different mcgs and the tables here show something like 50mcgs over 24 hours. This seems a minute amount compared to 1.5mgs of oestrodiol in gel every 24 hours.
The main reason I'm asking is that I've managed to reduce my dose lately making a 4-week pump last 5 weeks, so that means I've reduced it by a quarter, making the daily dose less then 1mg.
Would this be the same as a low dose patch? I don't understand the measurements of patches because they are in micrograms, whereas tablets and gels are given as milligrams- and although I don't want to change I'm just being curious!!!
I may have to go back to the full usual dose though because my sleep is disrupted waking up a lot in the night and being very hot though not hugely sweaty.