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Norethisterone is a progestogen that has been used for years and years as part of contraception, to delay periods, control bleeding and in HRT. It can be found in many types of combined HRT, such as patches or tablets but is also available on it's own. It is very good at controlling bleeding but may cause some side effects such as acne.

Route

Tablet by mouth

Frequency

Daily for continuous use or the first 12-14 days of each calendar month for cyclical use

Provides womb protection?

Yes

Provides contraception?

No

Similarity to own hormones

Synthetic

Effect on blood clot risk

Small increase

Effect on breast cancer risk

Small increase

Available on PPC?

No

Norethisterone

Method

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.
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.

Hormonal ingredients

Androgenic progesterone

Similar alternatives

Brands that have close or exactly the same hormonal ingredients

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