Hi Katejo and ChristinaG
I have been using Evorel patches for a while now, hope the following helps. The best way to get them stay on for half a week is to apply to clean skin after shower/bath, and before any body cream is applied. I won't touch any cream until the patch is on. Mine sometimes start peeling off a bit but I just leave it.
The best place to apply the patch for me is the top part of my bottom where it will be covered with knickers but avoid the knickers' /VPL line as moving the underwear up and down disturbs the patch. Thigh placement doesn't work for me as trousers/leggings disturb the patch.
Bathing doesn't make them come off but I do avoid very hot baths, just use normal hot water. Haven't been swimming yet...
If you want to cut a patch in half, cut across the wavy line, not alongside it and store the remaining half patch in the original sachet until needed, ideally away from the hot & humid bathroom.
Lastly, the itching... sometimes the itching makes me scratch (not a pretty sight, scratching the patch on my backside !) I always alternate left and right side of my body and keep placing the next patch to a new area of skin. The itching is worse if water gets under the patch where it's lifted. This tends to happen if I place the patch over a part which moves/stretches a lot, so it's a bit of a trial and error what works. Good luck!
Xx
Apparently it's the glue, not estrogen.