Thanks. I’m just concerned as Ive always had heavy periods and now they are definitely going lighter over the last year or so. Still moderate though rather than what other people would call light. I also get a lot of pain sometimes to the extent of fainting, again I’ve always had painful periods but this can sometimes, not every time, but sometimes be worse than ever.
My cycle lengths are also swinging wildly, out of the last 6 cycles (if you can call them that) on,y two have been anywhere near regular length (about 34 days). The others have been 16 days, 20 days, 57 days! I’m guessing that the 16 day ones are annovulatory and it’s breakthrough bleeding rather than a true cycle. But if I’m bleeding that often I can’t afford to get any heavier!
Maybe it will come to giving it a go and seeing what happens! I’ll try and hold out on the 50 patch as long as I can though.
I don’t know what sort of doses you would need to flatten out fluctuations in someone still having periods either! It’s hard to compare with the contraceptive pill as they are different types of oestrogen.