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[Momo]

Hello
long time since i was on, I am 53 and only started back on HRT in 2022 after several years off. I am on 100mg Utrogestan Orally since October. on the advice of my specialist i take it every day with no break. I also have a 50 mg Evoerel  patches twice a week, again with no break. Since Feb 23 i have been trying testim gel to  help with Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder and to support vaginal atrophy.
In last 4 weeks and particularly today i am getting bleeding. Its dark brown with scraps of clots, sort of like you get at the end of the period.
And today i feel crampy ( though not as bad as when i actually had periods - when i would be in agony) and PMS like (ie mood swings and very weepy) Anyone have any experience with this?
 I have sent a question to my docs via the online request portal we have at my GP surgery but just wondering if anyone on here has any explanation as to why i might be experiencing this ,My last period was around 2016 and  I am just curious as to whether these are side effects of any of the HRT combo i am taking
thanks in advance for any suggestions
all the best
Mo

[CLKD]

HI!  for years after my final period [2002] I had crampy feelings and would think 'Oh NO! not after all these years' !  Is there anything in th leaflet in the box that would hint at your symptoms?

Brown blood has usually been 'held up' due to a lack of hormone to push it out.  I had that at the end of periods for years, normal for me as it was every month. 

Or put the medication names into the search box on here? 

[Momo]

Hi
thanks for the response. Nothing particular in the guidelines especially the Testim which is sold off licence so all the guidance material is for men, rather helpfully.  Done a bit of googling naturally and there is talk of bleeding but only when there is a gap but I have been diligent about taking them. Just wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience. Oh the joys of menopause eh?
cheers
M