Just to clarify once more:
OESTROGEL AND OESTRODOSE ARE EXACTLY THE SAME.
I know I keep saying this, but I realise new members won't know that this saga has been going on for - well - years i think, so just saying it again!
Thanks for posting that link Jasmine - everything I found out is on there. Unfortunately the thread was led off on rather irrelevant tangents from time to time which distracted from the main points and suggested conspiracies at work. There is no evidence (other than as you say, anecdotal) that what women have been given is anything other than what Besins produce which is Oestrogel/Oestrodose 0.06% estradiol gel, given different names according to different countries.
Just to be clear - Oestrodose is not a generic form of Oestrogel (neither are Evorel and Estradot generics - both are branded forms of estradiol patch and completely different although on average deliver the same dose of oestrogen). A generic is a product with the same dose of active ingredient produced often with different fillers, and by a different company, cheaper than the branded product. Like I said - oestrodose is the name given to the gel produced by Besins in France Belgium and some other countries in continental Europe and elsewhere.
I have discussed this at length with Besins and have had several letters from them (as pdfs) with detailed responses to my detailed questions. I have also discussed this with Dr Louise Newson too (My Menopause Doctor) who has had the same information from Besins and I reported this on that thread I think too.
Any reports of a rash on any product should be reported under the side effects through the MHRA yellow card scheme, and of course to Besins if one particular batch of their gel has caused a reaction compared to other batches. So far noone has reported on here that they have reported such a batch to Besins (with the batch number etc) with a response from Besins. I think only one person mentioned they experienced this (a rash) in any case as far as I remember.
Tc please don't worry - it is oestrogel ie etradiol gel 0.06% with same ingredients manufactured by Besins in Belgium. No-one needs to worry - as it's all the same although the packaging would lead us to believe otherwise. Like I said in my last post on the main thread - why they have to do this (give different names to the same product) beats me as it causes all sorts of problems with patients feeling they are being given something other then they have been prescribed!
New members - forgive me if I sound a bit rattled - but have really tried to sort this out to avoid all of these arguments and allay any fears. If you want the box that says "Oestrogel" that's fine but you don't need to. There are more likely to be greater differences in the same bottle of whatever gel, stored at different temperatures, and time of year/temperature of your skin (affecting gel consistency), as well as what products you have used on your skin (affecting absorption) as GypsyRoseLee found and reported on another thread recently.
Hurdity
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