Hello
I’m 56. I was put on Everol Conti in February and experienced bleeding which settled down to a pattern of every two weeks. After six months I told my GP and was referred for a scan, which thankfully was ok.
In my letter from the hospital, they recommended either me changing to a Mirena coil and transdermal oestrogen or supplementing my EC patches with progesterone, but gave no details on the best way to do this.
My GP didn’t know how I should do this so emailed gynaecology and didn’t get a reply. She then spoke to a pharmacist who found some information and said I should take one Utrogestan 100 orally every day.
This was back in October and I haven’t started it because I’m concerned it may not be safe, mainly because my GP didn’t have a clue so I have little confidence. I’ve continued with the patches and I’m still getting bleeding every two weeks. I didn’t want the coil but I’m wondering if this would be a better option.
I was originally put on Oestrogel and Utrogestan vaginally in April 2021 after not having a period since November 2020. I changed as I was getting a metallic taste in my mouth to see if it would help. It didn’t, however I found the patches to be really convenient and no side effects, apart from the bleeding. I think it’s assumed I’m now post menopausal.
I see a lot of information online about ladies bleeding on Everol Conti patches after six months but nothing saying how they have been advised to deal with this. I think it’s the lack on info out there which is making me nervous of trying it.
Any advice/experiences would be welcomed and I’m sure a lot of other women would be interested in this topic, thank you x