Hi Ladies,
I am asking for my sister who is rubbish with the internet. She was 49 when she had a total hysterectomy last July (ovaries and cervix) and was prescribed Oestrogel. She takes 2 pumps a day but works weird shifts and sometimes just forgets to take it. She's suffering horribly with the usual symptoms but doesn't know if it's because she doesn't always remember on time or because she needs more.
I suggested she try 3 pumps to start and go from there.
I am on patches (Evorel 50) and they suit me very well (I still have all my bits and pieces) and I suggested maybe she ask about patches too in the hope she couldn't forget about them so much but I'm confused on the dose she needs. I'm only asking as she can't get an appointment with her doctor for ages.
Now, I never was any good at maths so PLEASE correct me if I'm wrong... My patches say they contain 3.2 mg estradiol and deliver 50 micrograms of estradiol a day. The Oestrogel says each metered dose of 1.25g of gel (1 pump) contains 750 micrograms of estradiol. Whaaaaat??? Does that mean she's on 1500 micrograms a day as opposed to my 50?
The largest dosage patch I can find is 100 micrograms so I assume she's out of luck. In theory she'd need an A4-sized patch to deliver the right dose
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Like I said, I may have this all wrong or am just being a bit thick
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but I said I'd ask for her so if anybody has any info I know she'd appreciate it!