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Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: robotwars on February 19, 2020, 04:17:10 PM

Title: Evorel Conti patch
Post by: robotwars on February 19, 2020, 04:17:10 PM: Hi Everyone, I'm thinking of asking for this when I go to see my GP as I believe it gives the progesterone through the patch, is this right? I just wondered if there is stock of these in Pharmacies or whether I will have a problem getting them if I try for these. I'm 54 and had no periods for a year so was thinking of trying a Conti regime - just worried about the progesterone as I suffer with IBS and Divicular disease...? I loved the gel when I used it in peri but suffered for the 2 weeks I used Utro?.
Title: Re: Evorel Conti patch
Post by: Katejo on February 19, 2020, 04:31:55 PM: Quote from: robotwars on February 19, 2020, 04:17:10 PM
Hi Everyone, I'm thinking of asking for this when I go to see my GP as I believe it gives the progesterone through the patch, is this right? I just wondered if there is stock of these in Pharmacies or whether I will have a problem getting them if I try for these. I'm 54 and had no periods for a year so was thinking of trying a Conti regime - just worried about the progesterone as I suffer with IBS and Divicular disease...? I loved the gel when I used it in peri but suffered for the 2 weeks I used Utro?.
You may well have trouble getting them. Pharmacies are supposed to be getting them again soon I think but I haven't managed to get any from a high st pharmacy since last summer. I have enough to last me nearly 3 months but that was from the Independent Pharmacy. I haven't checked their stock in the past week or so. I haven't had any side effects from the patches other than the bleeding.
Title: Re: Evorel Conti patch
Post by: kew on February 23, 2020, 08:17:57 AM: I've just received some from the Independent Pharmacy. All through the shortages they've been great and I've been able to source through them since last summer. I believe they deal direct with the manufacturer. Posted my prescription on Saturday and received the patches on Thursday. ?9 prescription charge and free delivery. Only extra cost was posting the prescription which I send as signed for.
Title: Re: Evorel Conti patch
Post by: Katejo on February 23, 2020, 09:38:46 AM: Quote from: kew on February 23, 2020, 08:17:57 AM
I've just received some from the Independent Pharmacy. All through the shortages they've been great and I've been able to source through them since last summer. I believe they deal direct with the manufacturer. Posted my prescription on Saturday and received the patches on Thursday. ?9 prescription charge and free delivery. Only extra cost was posting the prescription which I send as signed for.
My source too but someone told me recently that they were out of stock.
Title: Re: Evorel Conti patch
Post by: shrosphirelass on February 23, 2020, 12:32:40 PM: I got my evorel conti from the local pharmacy, Boots last week and I think I saw others had also managed to get some.