Hello
So I am 5 years ish without a period and have suffered from all the usual symptoms, hot flushes, mood swings, memory loss, sleep, vaginal dryness (atrophy?) but have muddled through due to historical issues with microgynon causing me stomach cramps, weight gain and depression and not wanting to experience this again.
Then a few weeks ago I had sex with a new partner which caused a tear and the most incredible bleeding I have ever experienced. A trip to a&e and some stitches later I was fine again, but it really caused me to think - maybe it's time for HRT as I want to have a future sex life! I have been taking estriol cream for some time but perhaps need to take it more frequently than I have. Or maybe the issues are so bad I will always have issues, which is a completely miserable prospect.
The doctor has prescribed me with oestrodose (2 pumps daily) and utrogestan 100 (1 tablet per day).
Does anyone have any experience of this combo? What can I expect? Will this help with the vaginal dryness in combination with the estriol cream?
Can I expect a return to the issues experienced taking microgynon i.e. weight gain and depression, by taking the utrogestan? I'm a bit nervous about starting all of this!
Looking forward to hearing of any similar experiences of advice out there.....hopefully!
Thanks all