I've been on Sandrena gel 1mg along with Utrogestan 100mg 25 days out of 28. I don't tend to take all the 1mg of Sandrena, usually about half or 3/4 of it.
I am currently on the 3-day break from Utro and I've realised yet again how much better I feel mentally without it. The feeling of lethargy and apathy has lifted. Perhaps this is psychological because it's happened so quickly. I still have a dull headache which seems to be semi-permanent these days.
I also feel that generally throughout the month, while I feel emotionally on an even keel, it's almost too even, there are no ups and downs. I never look forward to anything, I am never excited or particularly happy, just .... plodding along. I have other cr@p going on in my life but generally I feel mildly depressed, and I'm wondering if the Utro is causing this.
Prior to starting HRT, I was a complete mess mentally, very down, depressed, weepy, anxious etc. I am 55, last period in 2011, started HRT in June 2016.
So I've been toying with the idea of either a) coming off HRT completely for a while to see how it goes or b) taking Utro vaginally.
With b) we arrive at the subject of this post - how does it work when taken vaginally - i.e. how does it get absorbed? Is it meant to work its way into the uterus? Apologies if this is a daft question
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The reason I ask is that I have recently had two attempted biopsies of the womb lining - neither could actually get in through my cervix which is apparently clamped shut tighter than Fort Knox. I had a hysteroscopy before the first biopsy, and that did get through because they had the camera for navigation, though it was a bit of a struggle.
So I'm wondering if I take Utro vaginally, will it get absorbed? Also does it make VA worse?
Thanks for listening
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