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Donna-paul

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Hrt advice
« on: January 30, 2018, 02:50:26 PM »

Just wondering if someone can answers a couple of questions re hrt. How many days should you go from taking the last progestrone and starting it again. I've been doing 16 days is this correct. Also the bleed you get when stopping the progestrone how many days should it be for? One more question can you take St. John's wort as well as hrt my Gp says you can but he was a bit unsure when he said it?
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Hurdity

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Re: Hrt advice
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2018, 06:01:45 PM »

Yes that's right - for an average 28 day cycle you take the prog for 12 days - although the info on this website says Provera should be taken for 12 days. Re the bleed - how long is a piece of string? It depends partly on the oestrogen dose and whether you are post-menopause., and also how much progesterone you take and for how long!

The usual advice is not to take St John's Wort at the same time as HRT as it could affect metabolism of oestrogen (according to the product info) as it says "the efficacy of oestrogens and progestogens may be impaired".

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