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Sammiejane
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changing from gel to patch
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May 18, 2020, 03:25:05 PM »
hi ladies
if i changed from gel to a patch could this improve my hair shedding !
i?m not sure if it's estradiol causing it or the actual gel itself !
i had no issues when taking the pill so don't understand
free testosterone is 0.6 is this considered low ?
GP wants me to start testosterone ?
need advice please
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KBallinger
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Re: changing from gel to patch
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May 19, 2020, 01:05:13 AM »
Hi Sammiejane I shed a lot of hair on the gel but I believe it was because I wasn't absorbing it well and had fluctuations which was the problem for my hair. Patches gave me more of a stable dose and my hair settled. X
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Sammiejane
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May 19, 2020, 10:58:07 PM »
hi kballinger
can i ask what patch u on. ?
do you take progesterone ? and or tesosterone ?
i've added progesterone and it isn't as bad as on the gel on its own at the moment however now been on 3 mths it's slowly getting worse compared to off hrt
so progesterone hasn't helped in the way i had hoped apart from my mood
i've upped the gel to 2:5 pumps and utro daily 100mg but made no difference
gp wants me to take tesosterone as my level is low but not sure whether to first get hair settled on estrogen x a i have had hysterectomy i don't need progesterone but using to balance estrogen as i felt awful on the gel on its own x
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