Menopause and running

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LindsD
LindsD
9 Jan
12:06pm, 9 Jan 2025
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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
fraggle
9 Jan
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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
DrMags
9 Jan
8:24pm, 9 Jan 2025
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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
DrMags
9 Jan
8:28pm, 9 Jan 2025
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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.

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