Hi karenja
Just to clear up something re the no-bleed issue.
If you start HRT when it is less than 12 months since your last natural period you are given cyclical (sequi) HRT which gives you a withdrawal bleed. You then do not know when your last natural period would have been, so you do not know when you would become post-menopausal.
It is usual then to try a switch to conti no-bleed HRT at age 54 when the majority of women would be post-menopausal. In my case I wasn't as I had my last natural period at age 53 1/2 and started HRT 5 months later just before age 54, so I carried on with cycle until about 57 or 58 - but that was because the doc didn't suggest conti and I hadn't read enough about it. As it turned out I am still on a cycle age 61 through choice!
I think I said elsewhere recently that sometimes docs will try women on conti HRT if it is thought they are almost post-meno but go back onto sequi if there is spottting and bleeding - which can occur if the natural cycle is strong enough to kick in now and again.
So you won't necessarily be able to start conti HRT in December especially if you are under 54.
There are no patches with progesterone (nor dydrogesterone - the closest synthetic progestogen to progesterone) in as it is an unstable compound. Most women wanting progesterone ask for oestrogen only patches and separate progesterone.
As Suzyq says you could try Estradot and Utrogestan - please note the correct spelling of the brand name of this product which is also known by its generic name of "micronised progesterone ". I tell you this so that the docs don't have an excuse that they can't find it!
Hope this helps!
Hurdity x
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