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Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: tina tomato on September 04, 2025, 09:09:01 AM

Title: HRT combination tablets
Post by: tina tomato on September 04, 2025, 09:09:01 AM

Hi I am coming off gel and changing to combi tablets as doctor thinks they will work better as I may be a low absorber.  As anyone else got on better with the tablets?   

Title: Re: HRT combination tablets
Post by: bombsh3ll on September 04, 2025, 09:48:33 AM

I'm not strictly on menopause hormone therapy but I choose to take a combined oral contraceptive pill rather than patches or gel.

This is much more convenient, reliable and for those who have to self fund treatment, affordable.

I have used patches in the past for IVF, they didn't stick well and I didn't like them dictating when I could have a bath or shower.

I personally wouldn't bother with gel at all as it is messy, unreliable, time consuming, expensive and doesn't permit accurate blood monitoring of estradiol levels.