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[Sarah2]

Hi
I am on Oestrogel and have no plans to change but keep wondering how the dose I use compares in terms of low-medium-high compared with patches.

It seems easy enough to compare gel with pills because they are in 1mg and 2mg strengths and Oestrogel ( 2 pumps) is 1.5mgs per day.

But patches come in different mcgs and the tables here show something like 50mcgs over 24 hours. This seems a minute amount compared to 1.5mgs of oestrodiol in gel every 24 hours.

The main reason I'm asking is that I've managed to reduce my dose lately making a 4-week pump last 5 weeks, so that means I've reduced it by a quarter, making the daily dose less then 1mg.

Would this be the same as a low dose patch? I don't understand the measurements of patches because they are in micrograms, whereas tablets and gels are given as milligrams- and although I don't want to change I'm just being curious!!!

I may have to go back to the full usual dose though because my sleep is disrupted waking up a lot in the night and being very hot though not hugely sweaty.

[Joyce]

I don't know how it works myself. All I know is meno consultant said my 2 pumps of oestrogel was equivalent of 37.5 estradot patch. Don't know if that helps.

[Sarah2]

oh that's interesting- thanks!

I think my just under 2 pumps must be around 1mgs a day so that makes me feel less worried if I have to move back up to 2 pumps, as it's still a low dose.