Topic: how often do you need to request your HRT? (Read 2181 times)

Pixie · « **Reply #15 on:** August 15, 2024, 08:33:14 PM »

6 months of patches at a time.

joziel · « **Reply #16 on:** August 15, 2024, 09:14:01 PM »

Where do all you people getting 3 months and 6 months at a time live??

Hurdity, I also live in rural SW. In Wiltshire, but pretty close to the Dorset border.

sheila99 · « **Reply #17 on:** August 16, 2024, 06:14:24 AM »

I think it depends on the surgery. There are 2 in our small town, mine gives me 3 months whilst OH's will only prescribe 1 month for anything (though he hasn't asked about hrt yet

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Twinmummi123 · « **Reply #18 on:** August 16, 2024, 12:39:55 PM »

When the GP was prescribing gel and utrogestan I got 1 month at a time and agree it’s really inconvenient.

Since NHS menopause clinic appt I’ve got 6 month of patches (I changed from gel) and a box of testogel which will last 10 months (this was because the chemist wouldn’t split a box) my utrogestan is still monthly, despite asking every month for 3!

I’m planning on asking the nurse prescriber to increase utrogestan to 6 months at my next appt.

joziel · « **Reply #19 on:** August 16, 2024, 12:45:19 PM »

I am wondering if this is about the utrogestan shortage, although I don't think it can be as I seem to be getting Gepretix now....

CLKD · « **Reply #20 on:** August 16, 2024, 02:41:24 PM »

NHS advice is 1 month at a time to avoid wastage. With estriol I get two tubes at a time. Our surgery won't prescribe over the monthly NHS advice.

When I think how patients go into Hospital taking their meds., then get sent home with more of the same or totally different meds.: ......... much of which are never used $:-\$

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