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[Vickylo]

Good evening. I am post menopausal & on hrt fem 7. I am 47 & doctor has put me on fem 7 which makes me have a bleed. Why have they done this when I am post? They said it's due to my age. I don't understand this, btw, my doctor is not very approachable, when I asked he pulled the age card, i am too young etc etc but reading up about it, it seems that I am not that young to be post menopausal. My FSH levels are 98. I have not had a natural bleed for a few years.

[CLKD]

If your GP feels you are too young then he/she should be referring you to find out why but of course, he/she is probably incorrect 

We know our bodies!  Maybe keep a mood/food/symptom diary to take and show him/her.

What does it say in the leaflet in the box?  You could speak with a local pharmacist not connected to the Surgery.  Put the name of the product into the search box here and see what pops up.

[Taz2]

Hi Vickylo - if you have not had a period for a number of years then you are post-meno and you should be able to use continuous HRT which wont give you a bleed, although many women do get breakthrough bleeding or even full-on bleeding for the first six months of a conti HRT.  Maybe you could print off the advice from this site for your doctor? You can find it here https://www.menopausematters.co.uk/postmeno.php

Taz x