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LindsD 9 Jan 12:06pm, 9 Jan 2025 72,046 posts	Quote Pin LindsD I started on patches but then there was a shortage so I've been on oral (plus vaginal cream) for a while now. It works for me. Patches were also fine, with the limitations detailed above.
fraggle 9 Jan 2:59pm, 9 Jan 2025 3,983 posts	Quote Pin fraggle Oral here which I get on well with - switched for a while to patches and it just didn’t suit me at all 🤷‍♀️
DrMags 9 Jan 8:24pm, 9 Jan 2025 337 posts	Quote Pin DrMags Synthetic progesterone tablets (taken for 14 days in every 12 weeks) and estrogen patches (changed twice a week) works well for me. I’ve never had a patch fall off and that includes while swimming, sitting in a hot tub and sauna.
DrMags 9 Jan 8:28pm, 9 Jan 2025 338 posts	Quote Pin DrMags Dunno about the UK, but patches are in short supply in Norway. I’ve had to drive to neighbouring towns on a couple of occasions to track down “the last box” in a 50km radius! And the situation does not seem to be improving.
JustCommando! 10 Jan 10:01am, 10 Jan 2025 5,268 posts	Quote Pin JustCommando! Coil and patches. I might ask to try gel at some point as skin is a bit irritated after 3 years of using them - need to rotate exact locations! But loath to change anything as it all seems ok at the mo. (do not ask about dark hair on face. Can live with that in exchange for sleep / less anxiety / more reliable brain etc etc)
sallykate 10 Jan 10:02am, 10 Jan 2025 16,081 posts	Quote Pin sallykate Thanks all Hopefully I will be on something by the end of the month.
fraggle 10 Jan 1:23pm, 10 Jan 2025 3,985 posts	Quote Pin fraggle tagging @Velociraptor for this one if you don't mind I had to stop the HRT for 4 weeks before the ankle surgery, and tbh the hot flushes are driving me nuts and waking me up a lot at night. I haven't been given any info as to when I can start it up again, and given that I'm on blood thinners for another 5 weeks, would it be unwise to do so ? (no not sure if the 'HRT increases your risk of blood clots' has been debunked or not?) yours, hot and irritable, Reading
Velociraptor 10 Jan 1:44pm, 10 Jan 2025 73,159 posts	Quote Pin Velociraptor For @fraggle: The NICE guidelines say this. Major surgery under general anaesthesia, including orthopaedic and vascular leg surgery, is a predisposing factor for venous thromboembolism and it may be prudent to stop HRT 4–6 weeks before surgery; it should be restarted only after full mobilisation. If HRT is continued or if discontinuation is not possible (e.g. in non-elective surgery), prophylaxis with unfractionated or low molecular weight heparin and graduated compression hosiery is advised. From which I would conclude that being on the blood thinning injections means that you could reasonably restart your HRT, but it might be worth getting that confirmed by the orthopaedic consultant or by your own GP.
fraggle 10 Jan 1:46pm, 10 Jan 2025 3,986 posts	Quote Pin fraggle thanks ! that was what Dr Google was suggesting, so I'll ask my consultant next week
sallykate 23 Jan 10:20am, 23 Jan 2025 16,201 posts	Quote Pin sallykate Moan alert (minor issue, really) - doctor called me yesterday morning, I gave him my choice of oestrogen formulation (gel) - then realised once I'd collected the prescription that he'd prescribed patches. Was he even listening?