Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: Jube on November 22, 2016, 07:08:29 AM
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I'm 51 and been on elleste duet 1mg for about a year. Before starting hrt periods were irregular maybe every 2 - 3 months. Hot flushes started years before!! Just wondering when i could go on to conti hrt so no more bleeding?. Would I have to stop hrt to see where I am ?
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You would probably have to take a break as you are still quite young and possibly still peri meno. You need to be one year without a natural period before you are considered post meno and therefore able to use conti HRT. Many women don't like taking progesterone all the time - it can bring more side effects.
If you want an easier HRT regime then having the Mirena fitted is a good option - you then just add in oestrogen as pills, patch or Oestrogel. After the first few weeks of fitting the Mirena, all bleeding and spotting usually stops and you then have a non bleed HRT regime with far less hassle. DG x