Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: Dandelion on March 03, 2014, 04:22:17 PM
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I live in Wiltshire in the South West and when I looked at Find a Specialist for my area, all I got was a private clinic in Bristol which I can't afford, or other places in Cornwall, not practical if you don't have a car to travel there. So, if you live in my part of the country and you are perimenopausal, you have very little choice for HRT.
When I first saw my GP I requested utrogestan and oestradiol but she looked at me blankly, asking ME what bio id hormones are?
I was advised to ask for micronised progesterone. I was in the chemists, so, to save me from going through the rigmarole of making a dr appoinntment, I asked the pharmacist if she knew of micronised progesterone? she didn't have a clue what it was.
I'm giving my current hrt, femoston 2/10 more time as six weeks isn't long enough.
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Could you go to the Oxford one Dandelion?
Taz x
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Could you ask the various pharmacists in your area which Surgeries supports menopause ……..
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When you went to the pharmacist, did you expect to be able to buy micronised progesterone over the counter or were you just checking that they stocked it? I'm not sure I'm following what you did ....? Because you can only get it on prescription so you'd have to go to the drs. It would be dispensed as Utrogestan. Sometimes my pharmacy has it in stock but at other times it's been ordered and comes the next day.
I'd change to another dr in the same practice if possible, or even change practices if that is an option.
Your GP has no right to deny you drugs. Chairman of NICE says that patients need to be more assertive and ask for what they want.
You can offer to pay for them on a private prescription if cost is an issue- I pay for all my HRT as I see a dr privately- and it's not really much more expensive than a prescription charge.
OR- is there any chance you can pay for 1 consultation with a consultant then have the items prescribed by your GP?
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Could you go to a Gynaecologist in the first instance?
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Hi
Some very good suggestions here.
I couldn't find an oxford clinic on the map. In fact I only found five in the whole of the south.
When I asked the pharmacist I wasnt asking to buy it, I was asking if she had heard on it from a prescription point of view and she hadnt.
I don't really want to change practices or GP because other than this, my doctor is one of the better ones and I am happy with my practice.
I just have a feeling that expecting my hrt to work is wishful thinking. I know I have only been on them six weeks, but from what I have read, most women see results much sooner.
I am on benefits so restricted as to private clinics or consultations.
Dunno if my GP would refer me to a gynaecologist or dunno if we even have a meno specialist.
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It comes under South East Dandelion. It's the one I used to go to. Around fifty miles from me but it was worth it. http://www.menopausematters.co.uk/clinicsearchresults.php?region=southeast
Taz x
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Dandelion, I had same problem up here in Aberdeen. Nearest meno clinic was private. However, found out that one GP at my surgery thought there was one in local hospital. So she wrote via gynae, & hey presto she was right. There is a meno clinic on NHS in my neck of the woods. Might be worth asking if there is one at your local hospital, if not ask for gynae referral.
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I wouldn't worry about the pharmacist not having heard of it- that's neither here nor there- all they do is order from their supplier and hey presto!
It used to be used mainly for infertility.
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Go via the Gynaecologist at your Hospital