Hi Rufus, I am in my mid 60's and have been trying to get right HRT for me for a year.
I was on a conti regime as didn't want to bleed. I was on the gel 2 pumps daily and 100mg Utrogestan every night with a blob of Tostran gel. I started it last year because hot flushes would not go away, got bad VA, no libido, bad mood and joint pain.
The hot flushes went after after a few weeks of starting but other issues never really improved.
I wrote to Dr Currie who suggested I may not be absorbing the gel and suggested Estradot patches. So my Gp changed the gel to an Estradot 50mg patch and am now taking that with the Utro and Tostran gel (after having a two months break to see how I went - but hot sweats came back with a vengeance
).
I am now waiting to try the FemSeven Conti which is on order with my pharmacy after my GP doing a script for it, as I am going to try going completely transdermal which was suggested but not available when I went to my local Meno clinic over a year ago.
It really all is a minefield so hope you go on ok. x