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[sidse]

Hi all,
Well it seems that I spoke too soon when I said that I was doing well on Femseven Conti. Having been on it for nearly 3 months, I have started to feel that I have very bad PMS - extremely tender breasts, restlessness etc etc. Could I be sensitive to progesterone? I have a GP appointment on Monday and I am considering asking for Estradot (?) and a separate progesterone. What are my options?

[Hurdity]

Hi sidse

If you are suddenly feeling like this then perhaps you were not completely post-menopausal when you started this HRT, remembering that the diagnosis of menopause is 12 months completely without a period. It would be surprising suddenly to become sensitive to the progestogen when you've been OK up to now, I would have thought? To me it does sound very much like your own cycle breaking through.

I use Estradot and Utrogestan (micronised progesterone) on a 2 monthly cyclical basis - but I am well post-meno and in early 60's. The only other progestogens are synthetic - Mirena coil which delivers progestogen directly to the uterus with minimal systemic absorption ( same progestogen as in Femseven so good chance you would tolerate this if you've been OK so far on Femseven) or MPA - Provera - which is taken orally. They are listed here: http://www.menopausematters.co.uk/postmeno.php

Hope this helps 

Hurdity  x

[sidse]

Thanks Hurdity. I wondered if it had just started to affect me, as the contents of the patch take a while to build up. Would it be a problem for me to go down the Estradot and Utrogestan route and could I take the later vaginally? I don't really fancy the Mirena coil - don't know why...

[sidse]

Just to add, I originally asked for Estradot/Utrogestan as this was the advice given by Dr Currie in her email consultation but my GP said that he couldn't find it in his book! Is it known by a different name?

[honeybun]

If they can't find Utrogestan the n ask for them to look for micronised progesterone.

Same thing.....different name.


Honeyb
x

[sidse]

I think that you are right Hurdity about my own cycle breaking through..... I have just started a period. Hopefully this may give me some relief from my PMS. I am now really confused about what to say at the doctors on Monday. I have even been thinking that cutting my Femseven 50 in half might be an option..  Losing the plot.

[Trufflecat]

Sides, almost exactly the same thing happened to me on Evorel sequi. I am perimenopausal, but have started on HRT to mainly deal with pmt. It did seem to help for a couple of months, but after applying the combined patch at the start of the third week on the fourth cycle I became very, very depressed. Plus I was totally exhausted. I am now on Utrogestan 25 days on as three off, plus 50mg of Evorel oestrogen only. My GP did have trouble finding g the Utrogestan.

[robotwars]

that's exactly what happened to me truffle cat, my doctor has changed me to femseven sequi, to see if it makes a difference.......... on week 4 of first month at the moment!!!!!!!!

[Trufflecat]

Good Luck! I'm only a week in.