Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => Postmenopause => Topic started by: lolly1815 on March 09, 2023, 03:44:02 PM
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I am currently on Evorel Conti and a Evorel 50 patch - 54 and 5 years post menopause feel my symptoms have improved enormously but still having breakthrough bleeding. I have had the bleeding checked by ultrasound and all ok. Had a call today from my GP to say they had been discussing this with the pharmacist and they think with the extra Evorel 50 patch I’m not getting enough progesterone and should have 2 Evorel Conti patches at the same time has anyone heard or have tried this? Many thanks 😊
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I'm on evroil sequil patches I change the patch twice a week can change the patches every three days instead of the forth day I've been on the patches 6 week now :)
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They are right. The prog in a conti patch is only sufficient for the oestrogen on the patch. Instead of 2 patches you may prefer a 100 patch with separate prog such as utrogeston.
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I have have had major stomach surgery so can’t have oral HRT as they believe you have absorption problems as originally they considered utrogestan and a 100 Evorel patch. I believe a 100 patch and the mirena coil would be the right option for me but our health board do not like to offer this for HRT purposes but I do have another appointment in 2 weeks so will see if I can push for this 🤞😀
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Hi Lolly
Yes you are entitled to have Mirena for HRT so do push for it if this is what you want and then there will be no problem with the extra oestrogen
Hurdity x
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Or you could take utrogeston vaginally. It's off licence this way in the UK though not in the rest of Europe so they may not like this idea either.