Hello, I'm 51 & started with peri menopause about 5 years ago. I had an endometrial ablation 3 years ago which stopped my horrendously heavy periods but I am plagued by all the usual symptoms . I had HRT tablets then had a retinal vein occlusion after a few months, that's a blood clot in a retinal vein. The Hrt was stopped due to this in case it was the cause. I've read that patches are not a risk for clots & my GP wrote to a specialist who said it should be safe to try patches. Has anyone got experience of using HRT after a blood clot?