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Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: Alifpb on August 15, 2022, 08:48:10 PM

Title: newbie to gel and tablets
Post by: Alifpb on August 15, 2022, 08:48:10 PM

hi  im very new to all this.....

ive tried tablets and the patches, but now prescribed gel....oestrogel and provera tablets.

im 56 last period 31 yrs a go, ive mainly got loss of libido.

im a little unsure whether to bother with whats prescribed cause side effects, and unsure why i have the tablets,

any advice would be amazing x

Title: Re: newbie to gel and tablets
Post by: sheila99 on August 16, 2022, 08:39:11 AM

You may need to add testosterone for libido. Are your other meno symptoms controlled?

Title: Re: newbie to gel and tablets
Post by: Alifpb on August 16, 2022, 01:21:49 PM

hi sheila   thank you for the reply,    ive not really any other symptoms.  just libido really.   im bit nervous of the side effects esp with tablets.....

Title: Re: newbie to gel and tablets
Post by: joziel on August 16, 2022, 08:31:19 PM

The tablets are to keep the lining of your uterus thin. Without the progestin/progesterone it will build up, may cause problematic bleeding and put you at risk of uterine cancer.

Any woman with a uterus on HRT needs progesterone or progestin to keep the lining of the uterus thin so it doesn't build up when you take the estrogen.

If you are experiencing low libido, you may see improvement with optimal estrogen levels but you are likely to also need testosterone once you are settled on the estrogen and progestin.