Are many of you using oestrogen gel as HRT?
I went on it temporarily during the height of the CV19 first wave as the hospital wasn’t doing implants.
Despite taking a high dose (four pumps a day) I gradually felt worse and worse. Thought at first this was a result of lockdown until I noticed the dreaded hot flushes were getting worse.
When my next implant appointment for November was cancelled I had had enough. Now in full menopausal rage I had a blood test which showed my oestradiol levels were abysmally low despite taking high doses of gel over the preceding 5 months.
When researching to see if increasing the gel was a possibility I discovered I was not alone in finding the gel wasn’t working for me. My pharmacy had been giving me Oestrodose. This is made by the same company as Oestrogel. It is even supposedly made in the same factory BUT women are reporting that the Oestrodose is not working for them.
If you suspect that this may be the case for you it is possible to insist on Oestrogel. My pharmacist got in a supply for me.
The plastic pump dispenser bottles are the same. White with a turquoise top. Oestrogel is clearly printed on the dispenser. Other dispensers are clearly Oestrodose but some Oestrodose has a sticky label stating Oestrogel which it certainly is not.
Avoid the Oestrodose like the plague. Insist on Oestrogel. If you google the subject you will have what I told you confirmed.
My menopausal rage successfully got me an appointment with a lovely doctor who this week gave me my long overdue implant so you should hear no more from me on the subject. The doctor confirmed what I had learned about the gel. He feels the pharmacies may have been sold fakes.
I couldn’t put the subject behind me without warning others. I will be writing to the minister of health for Scotland on the subject.
Happy to hear from any of you who have experience with gel.
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