Hi there,
I had terribly sore breasts for about three weeks. I then developed a lot of spotting. You can look back through my posts! The second month my sore breasts returned about 5 days before another proper bleed started. (My own cycle seemed to be running along in the background to the spotting!) At the 12 week mark I had had enough of the spotting and bleeding despite feeling good in myself. Just after making the appointment the spotting stopped. My GP suggested sticking with it a while longer but I could ring up at any point to swap to Femoston 1/10 Sequi if the bleeding returned. Well, I went 32 days then had a 5 day period. Some breast tenderness prior to this ( normal premenstrual type). I am now into month 5 and on day 27. I have had some mild tenderness and a migraine yesterday so am anticipating a bleed. Yes, I know this is Conti and I shouldn't have bleeds but it feels like real progress! Prior to this I was on Elleste Duet 1mg for 2 years and had regular monthly bleeds but 2 weeks of headaches on the progestogen part. This one seems to suit me better. Prior to HRT I was having cycles of 17, 21, 23, 28. all over the place. My GP did say the normal cycle often kicks in hence the sore breasts and bleeds. I asked her whether the Conti HRT would eventually ooverride my cycle even if I wasn't ready to go through menopause (no idea where I am at 53). She said she honestly didn't know because in her experience most women with frequent bleeding stop the Conti at around the 3 month mark so she would be interested to see what happens with me!
Stick with it for now. The awful breast pain and nipple tenderness should ease!
Xx
