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Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: vickypk on October 20, 2015, 07:24:40 PM

Title: HRT patches
Post by: vickypk on October 20, 2015, 07:24:40 PM

I have read in the paper today that you should not cut up HRT patches. 
Can anyone please let me know if this is okay to do, as I am on the Everol conti patch and using a third at present and building up slowly.
Thanks

Title: Re: HRT patches
Post by: Hurdity on October 20, 2015, 07:29:49 PM

Yes it's fine - ignore that - it's just the comment from one pharmacist who doesn't know about all the different types of HRT unless suddenly there has been some different recommendations which no-one knows about - I think there is a thread on it somewhere

Hurdity x

Title: Re: HRT patches
Post by: honeybun on October 20, 2015, 07:35:57 PM

There is not a central reservoir of hormone in the middle of the patch so it's fine to cut them up. I've been doing it for 18 months with my doctors blessing and I think if it didn't work then I would know about it by now.

It was the Daily Mail who generally print a load of rubbish.

Just ignore.

Honeybun
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Title: Re: HRT patches
Post by: vickypk on October 20, 2015, 07:37:06 PM

Thanks Hurdity for your reply.

Vickypkx

Title: Re: HRT patches
Post by: vickypk on October 20, 2015, 07:38:25 PM

Thanks Honeybun, yes it was in the Daily Mail.

Vickypkx

Title: Re: HRT patches
Post by: Nina on October 20, 2015, 10:28:57 PM

Oh dear another load of crap courtesy of the Daily Fail  ;D