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[CrispyChick]

Hi.

I've spoken to my GP about starting HRT. She is happy for me to do this. I had asked for gel and utrogestan, but am having a fight on my hands to get utrogestan (Scotland!).

However, given the number of woman on this forum who have issues on utrogestan, I'm wondering if I should start with a patch.

I've tried all sorts of combined pills over the last 12 months, and had horrific side affects, so I don't want oral HRT.

So. Patches. Which to try??? I'd like a low dose of both estrogen and prog. I'm still having periods, so I understand I need the sequential regime.

Any recommendations. And also, I notice a lot are out of stock, which obviously I need to avoid.

Any suggestions, much appreciated, before I speak to gp again. 🤷‍♀️

[CLKD]

Hopefully someone will be along, in the mean time put 'sequential regime' into the search box?  Make notes ;-)

[Paz23]

I’ve just started HRT too. I already had a Mirena coil fitted which sorts out the progesterone side of it without any side effects. Then I use 2 pumps of oestrogen gel every day. Periods aren’t an issue because the Mirena coil more or less stops them anyway.

[CrispyChick]

I'd love to be brave enough to have the mirena and no periods. Many years in the mini pill and I never had periods.

But I'm scared, as it is so permenant. I feel I need the control of stopping.

Been through about 8 different combined pills over last 12 months... Could not tolerate any of them (in yet I was on the pill fine in my 20s avd 30s). This is why I feel I need the control of stopping....

[CLKD]

I think that having a period makes us feel 'normal' whereas "What might be happening in there?" scenario ?