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[Sprat_Jax]

Hi from Aotearoa New Zealand. I'm 51 and started HRT 2 1/2 months ago. I have interstitial cystitis which was well controlled by 25mg amitriptyline per day. About 6 months ago my GP told me I needed to come off the birth control pill (Yaz) as I was 51 which was the average age of menopause - and they didn't know if it was safe to continue taking birth control after going through menopause. Within a couple of weeks of coming off the Yaz my interstitial cystitis kicked off - I had bladder pain. After a month it still hadn't gone away so went back to my GP and she put me on estrogen pessaries. After about 6 weeks the pain was still there and so I was put estradiol 25mcg patch and utrogestan 100mg for 12 days per month. This has definitely helped my bladder, but I noticed each month after I stopped the progesterone I never had a bleed. I reported this back to my doctor, and she said a certain percentage of people just don't bleed - but i would when I was on the birth control. Anyone else the same?

[Cassie]

Yes that happened to me, I think if you are on a low dose oestrogen and dont build up enough lining you wont bleed. I skipped a month and then the following month after my 12 days of utrogestan I did have a bleed it was only a few days and very light. Am about to start Utrogestan again so will see what happens this month

[sheila99]

It's probably the lack if build up but the normal dose of utro is 12 days x 200mg. It's 100mg when used daily for women who are meno. You may look to look at the va threads, it's very good at mimicking urinary tract infections.

[Izzy]

Yes that happened to me, I think if you are on a low dose oestrogen and dont build up enough lining you wont bleed. I skipped a month and then the following month after my 12 days of utrogestan I did have a bleed it was only a few days and very light. Am about to start Utrogestan again so will see what happens this month

I was just wondering..if you didn't get a bleed when did you start the next cycle of progesterone? I'm on day 10 since finishing my 14 days of progesterone and no bleed. Do I wait 4 more days and start it? Thank you!