Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: honeyblossom on April 10, 2017, 08:48:42 AM
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Hi there. I've finally got a referral to a clinic about my hrt. My GP is less than informed, so in the meantime I'm turning to you guys for advice.
I'm 45 and been free of periods for 5 years. I'm struggling to find a suitable hrt. Femoston really improved my symptoms but gave me awful headaches. Estrogel didn't take away my symptoms at 3 pumps a day.
Can I ask, what's the differences between oestradiol hemihydrate, valerate and estrogel? All of them claim to be " bio identical " don't they?
I'm really confused and don't know what to ask for next. My GP won't offer any help in choosing as is anti hrt.
Any help would be gladly recieved as I don't see the clinic for 89 days!
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Change your GP. Is there a Practice Nurse who might be sympathetic. You can always go to a Pharmacist with your queries or put the names into the search box above and print out the answers to compare?
It really is Trial and Error >:(
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Hi honeyblossom- have you got another GP in your practice that you can see.i don't know enough about the different types of oestrogen to respond but hopefully someone will be along soon who does know.x
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Hi honey blossom I can't really answer as I still can't get my head round all the different types of what's what but I just seem to be going round in circles to.
Can you see another doctor? My doctor is trying to help, I dread going in saying yet another is not working and I think she dreads seeing me to ;D
Xx