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Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: Rotchana on February 10, 2019, 05:42:12 PM

Title: Elleste duet conti shortage what can I have instead?
Post by: Rotchana on February 10, 2019, 05:42:12 PM

My pharmacy says there's a national shortage and my GP needs to prescribe something similar.  I'm post menopause and have a uterus.

Title: Re: Elleste duet conti shortage what can I have instead?
Post by: Dotty on February 10, 2019, 05:46:07 PM

Hi Kliofem is the same x

Title: Re: Elleste duet conti shortage what can I have instead?
Post by: Rotchana on February 10, 2019, 05:49:05 PM

Ok thanks for such a quick answer. Will let you know what he prescribes.

Title: Re: Elleste duet conti shortage what can I have instead?
Post by: Nickyp on February 10, 2019, 07:40:39 PM

I've just been prescribed kilogram instead of the elleste, am told it's the same, so am hoping I won't notice any different.

Title: Re: Elleste duet conti shortage what can I have instead?
Post by: Rotchana on February 13, 2019, 01:48:50 AM

Doc prescribed indivina instead. Now they're having trouble getting that .... I've been without hrt for or five days now and I'm melting ....

Title: Re: Elleste duet conti shortage what can I have instead?
Post by: Dotty on February 13, 2019, 08:10:19 AM

Indivina is a different hrt. It has a different progesterone.

Kliofem is the same progesterone as Elleste Duet Conti x

Title: Re: Elleste duet conti shortage what can I have instead?
Post by: Rotchana on February 14, 2019, 01:57:03 AM

What do you mean by different please?

Title: Re: Elleste duet conti shortage what can I have instead?
Post by: Dotty on February 14, 2019, 07:45:01 AM

https://www.menopausematters.co.uk/postmeno.php

Hi have a look at this link and you will see all the different hrt available for post meno.

Elleste Duet Conti has Norethisterone as the progesterone . Indivina has MPA (medroxyprogesterone) as the progesterone.

Indivina is classed as a low dose or medium dose hrt. Elleste Duet Conti is a high dose . So you may find that the Indivina is not strong enough for you.

Kliofem is identical to Elleste Duet Conti so you could ask for that instead.

Hope that makes sense xx

Title: Re: Elleste duet conti shortage what can I have instead?
Post by: Rotchana on February 16, 2019, 03:49:46 AM

Thanks Dotty, they couldn't get kilofem either.   Is there a difference between the two types of synthetic progesterone hormone used, and why is the progesterone component so high in the indivina compared to Elleste duet Conti please?