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Crinone is a vaginal form of progesterone that comes as a gel. It is more commonly used in fertility treatment, however, it can also be used as the progesterone part of HRT under the guidance of your healthcare professional. Some women find it has fewer side effects than other forms of progesterone.
Route
Insert into the vagina
Frequency
Twice weekly for continuous use, alternate days for 2 weeks of the month for cyclical use
Provides womb protection?
Yes
Provides contraception?
No
Similarity to own hormones
Body identical
Effect on blood clot risk
None
Effect on breast cancer risk
Neutral for 5 years
Available on PPC?
No
Method
Continuous or Cyclical
Continuous HRT is where you take the same dose of both oestrogen and progesterone every day. It is used when your periods have stopped or when you have used cyclical HRT for more than 1 year. The aim of continuous HRT is to prevent bleeding.
Cyclical HRT is where you take breaks from the progesterone part of HRT, usually each month. You will usually have a withdrawal bleed around the time the progesterone has stopped. Some methods of HRT have this break built in already.
Cyclical HRT is where you take breaks from the progesterone part of HRT, usually each month. You will usually have a withdrawal bleed around the time the progesterone has stopped. Some methods of HRT have this break built in already.
Progesterone only
If you have a uterus and are using oestrogen HRT then you will need to take a form of progesterone to protect the womb lining (endometrium) from overgrowing as this can increase the risk of endometrial cancer. This progesterone is called endometrial protection.
Similar alternatives
Brands that have close or exactly the same hormonal ingredients
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