Am very late perimenopausal, last period was in January and on continuous hrt for a year. Got bloods taken last week to see if am absorbing oestrogel as my symptoms still come and go and my bone density decreased since last scan(main reason I'm taking hrt is for bone density). I used the 2 pumps gel on my inner thighs that morning,applied using the cap of the bottle so hands not contaminated (usually use on arms)and got blood taken 7 hours later. Oestrodial was only 89! I know my powerlifting strength wasn't good that day and my weight had dropped by a lb that week. Also my anxiety was through the roof. So low oestrodial explains that.Have had bloods taken a few times during the year and typically oestrodial was 170pmol so now reckon that was my natural oestrodial levels and nothing really from the gel. Or else I had an infection as my neutrophils which for years have been rock bottom were up at 5. Could infection /virus cause big drop in oestrodial, does anyone know?
So either infection or im hardly absorbing the gel at all. At this stage I want to get bloods tested every month to see whether it was absorbtion or virus. I don't want to waste many more months losing bone density, need to get right asap . So sick of this journey now. I hate wasting months trying patches, getting bloods redone etc . If it's infection,.I don't want to be increasing the gel or trying patches for no reason