Femoston 1mg/10mg reviews

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Femoston 1mg is an oral tablet which contains oestrogen in 14 white tablets, followed by 14 grey tablets which contain both oestrogen and synthetic progesterone. The progestogen is dydrogesterone which has the advantage of being neutral for breast cancer risk for at least 5 years. The tablets are taken every day, with each pack representing a monthly cycle. You should start the first packet in the first 5 days of your period (or any time if your periods are irregular or infrequent). After you have finished taking the grey tablets, you will usually have a bleed in the following week. After staying on Femoston 1mg for 1-2 years, you should be switched to a continuous regime where the progesterone hormone is taken every day, rather than for half the cycle.

Route

Tablet by mouth

Frequency

Daily

Provides womb protection?

Yes

Provides contraception?

No

Similarity to own hormones

Synthetic

Effect on blood clot risk

Small increase

Effect on breast cancer risk

Neutral for 5 years

Available on PPC?

Yes

Femoston 1mg/10mg

Method

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.
Oestrogen is the main component of HRT. If you have a uterus you should use HRT which also contains progesterone, or alongside progesterone to protect the womb lining (endometrium) from overgrowing as this can increase the risk of endometrial cancer.

Hormonal ingredients

Med oestrogen

Anti-Androgenic progesterone

Similar alternatives

Brands that have close or exactly the same hormonal ingredients


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