Hi Sandra2
perhaps you should look at the warnings on most drugs including everyday items you would not think twice about.
Its far more dangerous to smoke or drink than to take most drugs we are being prescribed including HRT in the tablet form.
Some of these HRT warnings are also based on old and disproved study's that have been widely discussed on the forum.
Personally I'm on tablet form of HRT much prefer the simple tablet in the morning.
Due to my skin type I don't think I'd ever get on with patches.
I would be a bit of a mess trying to keep a patch on at the Gym too
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I was like you and I worried initially.
I'm now just so glad I got on and took them
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