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Menopause Discussion => Postmenopause => Topic started by: Mollymoo on November 20, 2022, 06:10:32 PM

Title: The effects of HRT
Post by: Mollymoo on November 20, 2022, 06:10:32 PM

When taking Hrt is it the estrogen patch or the progestorone (utrogestan) that causes you to feel like you are having a period?

Does this mean too much estrogen, not enough, too much progestorone, not enough.

I wish I could understand it more.

Title: Re: The effects of HRT
Post by: Lilyloos on November 23, 2022, 07:15:04 AM

Hello Keohane1!
It will be the Utrogestan  :)

Title: Re: The effects of HRT
Post by: Cassie on November 23, 2022, 08:04:09 AM

The Utrogestan gives me lower stomach period type pains.

Title: Re: The effects of HRT
Post by: KarineT on November 27, 2022, 01:27:34 PM

Hi Keohane 1,

If it's giving you unbearable side-effects then it's best to stop taking it and switch to something else.

I'm not on HRT as I don't want any side-effects of all sorts.  This kind of progesterone can only be artificial as it's not produced by the body.  It would be much better, for those of us who still have a womb, if we did not have to take progesterone.

Karine

Title: Re: The effects of HRT
Post by: sheila99 on November 27, 2022, 06:31:12 PM

Are you on a conti (where you take utro every day) or a sequi regime (utro for 12 days a month)? If it's sequi and you're on the utro phase you probably are about to have a period, it usually comes a couple of days after you stop.