Hello everyone,
I'm back after posting a couple of queries when I first boarded the good ship peri-menopause two years ago and then going awol for a while.
I am, by all accounts, very lucky to have a GP who has a special interest in menopause and she has seen me through the last two years prescribing 2-3 pumps of Oestrogel and 200mgs Utrogestan 10-12 days a month. I also have Teststerone gel which is prescribed by a private GP (recommended by my NHS GP. Like I said, I'm very lucky) and this combination has worked brilliantly for me.
I have just had my annual review with my GP who had just returned from a women's health conference with new advice that peri-menopausal women who have been on the 12 days 200mg Utrogestan for at least a year should now be on 100mgs daily and asked me to try this.
I think I'm correct in thinking that this regime was previously only for post-menopausal women so I was wondering if anyone else has had this advice and how it works for you? I'm 54 and I think I'm still peri-menopausal - missed my Utrogestan one month recently (forgot to pack it on holiday) but still had a bleed so my GP felt my own hormones must still be kicking in.
Thanks in advance!
AuntyJoy