Hi ladies
I recently posted that my attempts to move onto a continuous regime have not worked due to absorption issues with Utrogestan (break-through bleeding even on 100mg Utrogestan vaginally every day). As a result,I have had to go back to 200mg vaginally for 12 days (2 pumps of Oestrogel daily). No break-through bleeding on this regime (although painful cramps before bleed). My problem is that I have just had an HRT review with my GP and she is not happy for me to be on a sequential regime at my age (56 - started HRT at 53 and had not gone through menopause at that point). She said that my uterus needs progesterone every day to be protected (to be honest I got the impression she was not keen on HRT at all - she asked me how long I intended to be on it). Is she right about continuous HRT being safer? A continuous routine has not worked for me (tried it twice) and I don’t want to come off HRT yet (I have severe osteopenia and will be due another DEXA scan in just over 2 years). There is a history of severe osteoporosis on my mother’s side which was a major factor in both mum’s and gran’s deaths. Any advice much appreciated x
I am not very knowledgeable but I can't see how you are not absorbing utro if it is going direct to your vagina?
Maybe you need to add more utro, maybe the amount is not sufficient.
If you are not happy with your GP can you discuss this with another GP?
I had problems absorbing oestrogen orally, on femoston sequi, so took it transdermally.
It would make more sense to me (bear in mind I am not knowledgeable) if you were taking it orally and not absorbing it, as it has to go through the digestive system, but vaginally?
sorry this doesn't answer your question.