The reason women take oral HRT is that it is more convenient!
Really ?? Is that really it ?!
I started on oral hrt but could never remember to take the flipping things !!
I thought if I only had to remember twice a week I would have more chance of success, and it wouldn't matter too much if I forgot as I would just go over a day..... Once a week was even better for me as I just had to remember to change my patch on a weekend day ...
Pollie
Have to admit, I am one of those who finds the pill more convenient - simply because I always take it at the same time I brush my teeth, so it's routine. It is also combined with progesterone, so I dont have to remember the twelve days of Utrogestan (which again, I used to forget - and I also found the vaginal route a bit of a faff, even though I had no side effects from it). With the patch, I kept forgetting to change it. Also used to get fed up with taking off the wrapper and getting rid of the 'sexy' black marks (thank goodness for Baby Oil).
Writing it here, it sounds silly, but that really was one of my reasons for changing - pill is so much simpler. I also found I had fluctuations on the patch, which I dont get with a pill - though possibly because I now have a stronger dose.