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[Briony]

Gosh, I could have written your last post, GRL. V similar. The GP was very keen for me to take Qlaira as it's the only bio identical pill and the only one that has such a short no estrogen phase (hence it's better for migraine sufferers). It's very much targeted at women in their 30s/40s as a bridge to HRT later on, if required. As a high risk patient, my doctor would not consider any other pill, so I don't know how different its effects are to other pills. If your GP refuses it on cost grounds alone, try your local Family Planning Clinic. They were the ones who first suggested it to me. x 

[Hurdity]

Theer are other CCP brands that have estradiol but as far as I understand Qlaira is the only one that varies the oestrogen dose and has oestrogen only phases - but I may be wrong there. There's one called Zoely but has only 1.5 mg etsradiol and 4 tablet free days - and there may be others.

Hurdity x

[GypsyRoseLee]

I'm definitely prepared to give it a try, if I'm not feeling the HRT is enough. I am having some issues with getting patches to stick properly, and one actually fell off a few days ago and I didn't notice for nearly 2 days (then wondered why I was feeling so crap).

I love the idea of just taking one tablet per day and not faffing with fiddly patches and then separate progesterone.

[Briony]

Zoley is the only other with bio identical estrogen I think (?), but it's not on the NHS as far as I know. I do stand to be corrected.  Qlaira is the one Dr Currie mentions on here. Certainly, Qlaira was seen as the 'peri-pill' with the two docs I saw.