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Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: robotwars on September 19, 2014, 07:30:33 PM

Title: Menopause symptoms and Mini Pill
Post by: robotwars on September 19, 2014, 07:30:33 PM

Hi! Just wanted to ask a quick question as I'm not sure where I go from here.
My Doctor prescribe cerazette mini pill to help control periods that were really heavy, he has told me to go away and try them and come back in 3 months, problem is I still have the menopause symptoms, just wondered whether there was anything I can take with the mini pill?

Title: Re: Menopause symptoms and Mini Pill
Post by: Hurdity on September 21, 2014, 07:21:16 PM

Hi robotwars

Not sure where you are in menopause but yes you can take HRT with the minipill. The only thing is that the progestogen dose in the mini-pill isn't usually high enough to protect the womb with standard oestrogen doses so you would need to take a combi HRT. I'm not sure if the mini-pill is taken all the time?

The other alternative is to have a Mirena coil which will deal with the heavy periods and act as the progestogen part of HRT, so you can then take oestrogen as well.

Just thinking have we had a conversation about this - are you the member who was advised to go on the mini-pill to see if you tolerated the protgestogen before trying a Mirena? Forgive me if I'm completely wrong here!

What symptoms are you wanting to control?

Hurdity x