Hello girls! I haven’t forgotten about you all but I’ve been sooo busy, and I’m really out of touch but I thought some of you might be interested in this update on my HRT, as I recently renewed my prescription with my local GP practice.
1 Evorel 75 mcg - continuing as before. I cut a bit off to make it approx. 62.5 mcg but I feel (for various reasons) it gives me more oestrogen than the Estradot I used for years until about 3 years ago.
2 Progesterone – Utrogestan 200 mg (2 x 100 mg) for approx. 12 days vaginally per 5/6 week cycle. Following thickening of my womb lining I was advised to take this on a 28 day cycle, but I cant bring myself to do this so I have reduced to approx. 5 weeks. In addition I requested to be prescribed the 200 mg vaginal capsules ( same as the oral ones in formulation and structure – and which used to be licensed also for HRT but packaged as oral ones) instead of 2 x 100 mg in case this made a difference re lining. This was approved and I have yet to start these. Will report back later
3 Vagifem – this has been changed to Vagirux but I don’t envisage any difference because as far as I can make out the actual formulation is exactly the same ( as well as the oestrogen content)
4 Gynest cream – generic estriol 0.01% cream prescribed for external use and on tampons during bleeds - continues to be prescribed
5 Testosterone – as I used up the last of my Testim 1 % sachets, I requested replacement with a 1 % gel so this has been replaced by Testim. Since we have to use products designed for men when getting T on the NHS, I would always request as low a concentration as possible because it is easier to be accurate and less room for error when using pea sized blobs. Testim is the only 1 % gel now available. Also as Testim is in a screwcap tube, it is easier to squeeze out a small amount and replace the lid, and less chance of air getting to the product which could potentially cause deterioration. So far so good though I don’t expect to notice any difference. It has a very strong perfume though, which is not exactly pleasant in my view – but hey!
For the record and for those newbies who don’t know me, I am late 60’s and have been using HRT for16 years since late peri-menopause, always bio-identical and nil-by-mouth.
I hope this is helpful to some of you.
Hurdity x