Hello.
Firstly, I've not been on here for ages - but when I was on here before I got loads of very good advice from very knowledgeable people!
Hello to anyone who remembers me! *waves*
Anyway, I just wanted to ask a question..
Do any ladies who are peri get their own periods as well as their withdrawal bleeds?
(Got myself into a bit of a state today, with seeing info on news about HRT.
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A brief history -
At age 48(I think it was ?) got hot flushes, was still having periods but irregular, went to GP, got HRT, found I was intolerant of synthetic progesterone, was given 3 month of oestrogen then 1 withdrawal bleed, couldn't tolerate the prog at all
so finally got Utrogestan which was much better for me, so returned to 1 monthly withdrawal bleeding....
Then realised I was starting to have my OWN regular periods again as well as withdrawal bleeds, after couple of months spoke to my specialist doctor who didn't really answer my question when I asked 'do I have to take the utrogestan to bring on a withdrawal bleed if I am bleeding once a month anyway?' She kind of said that no I didn't have to as the point of the utrogestan was to bring on a bleed to shed the lining, and I was shedding anyway.....
So, I now use the utrogestan only occasionally, just because I think I SHOULD rather than feeling I need it. It still makes me very depressed but I can cope with it every so often. This has gone on for a long time now........ and need to see a new GP (we've moved) to review my HRT and am afraid I will get taken off HRT.
Regarding having own periods as well as withdrawal? Surely I can't be alone?
I don't think I need the utrogestan to make me bleed but I need the oestrogen to stop the hot flushes and ease slightly my black depressive spells which I'd started to get beore I took it (bad PMT!!)
Anyone else like me?
(I'm sorry this is all a bit garbled now I've read it back.....)