Hi Tingly
This regime has been discussed several times on this forum - try googling Prof Studd. Mostly around 2011 initially so look for threads around this time and a bit later.
As Cassie said this regime is prescribed usually by private gynaes particularly since testosterone is not often given on the NHS unless you've had a total hysterectomy, and even then, or even if testo levels are shown to be low there is reluctance. This isn't helped by the removal from sale in UK of the testo products suitable for women ie implants and patches so only testo gel manufactured for men can be prescribed and there are no licensed doses for women.
Prof Studd is not breakaway - he just happens to be an eminent specialist in his field who has been researching menopausal hormones for many years so as a gynaecologist he is able to personalise his dosing regimes based on his detailed knowledge of how it all works. Here's his website:
http://www.studd.co.uk/Having said that I gather he is very very expensive and I do not agree with private consultations at excessive cost only available to the few who can afford it. His knowledge which will have been gained at public expense, should be available to all. That's a separate issue though!
Anyway I also gather his bedside manner sometimes leaves much to be desired and he is not always open to challenge! If you were going to go private I would go to Nick Panay who is also very eminent and has done a lot of research with Studd so also very knowlegdeable. I think I remember from a member on here that he does practise on NHS as well as privately - but in London so mayb at a meno clinic. You can look under find a specialist on this site and see if he comes up.
The private gynaes do favour oestrogel because you can alter the dose more easily but really i doubt you would feel any different re oestrogen levels than with patches, and the progesterone would be the same. Some women find it tricky getting the right knack of applying the gel to give consistent dosage but others swear by it, and you have to apply it every day. No zebra stripes though! Some of these private gynaes prescribe norethisterone as the 7 day prog because it is many times more potent than our own progesterone. If you are intolerant of prog though, that might send you up the walls!
Testo I gather is good for low libido, and lack of energy etc - but only if this is due to low testo if you see what I mean - rather than something else eg thyroid issues.
When you say everyone says something different - the top gynaes are fairly unified on the best approach - the difference is in the details. Also there is more than one way to help each woman with hormones and menopause, and not really enough precise research on what effects the different HRT preparations have - so it does come down to trial and error a lot of the time - within the general prescribing parameters for HRT.
Bit of a ramble tonight... hope not too confusing
Hurdity x
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