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Oestrogel is a really popular form of HRT. It is a clear and colourless gel which is rubbed into your inner thigh or outer arm. 1 pump should be applied to each body area, for example, use each thigh and each arm for 4 pumps. It takes about 5 minutes to dry before you put your clothes on. Oestrogel needs to be used with a progesterone if you have a uterus. It has the advantage of being easy to titrate the dose up and down when advised by your healthcare professional.
Route
Apply gel to skin
Frequency
1-4 pumps daily
Provides womb protection?
No
Provides contraception?
No
Similarity to own hormones
Body identical
Effect on blood clot risk
None
Effect on breast cancer risk
Likely little or no risk
Available on PPC?
Yes
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.
Oestrogen only
Oestrogen is the main component of HRT. 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.
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