What will intrigue me forever is the huge variance in how, without estrogen, our bodies adjust or don't adjust, as the case may be. As discussed on here many times, in past times life expectancy was much shorter. It's as if your life is divided into two halves and you yearn for the pre-meno self. What is troubling (and bugs me when I read articles or hear women saying they're "through" meno) is:- post-menopause follows menopause and lasts the rest of your life, loss of estrogen is forever and for some, severe symptoms can go on indefinitely. If I didn't suffering so badly with the progesterone intolerance issues I wouldn't always be pondering coming off (my system rejects any prog, almost as if toxic). Meno speeds up the aging process for sure, the two are so entwined, difficult to work out what's what - even more so if you have an early meno. With thanks for any comments/advice about weaning off patches. Recently I've opted for the half patch on for a week and surprisingly have felt okay, dare I say it, slightly better. Menostar regime is just one patch of 12.5 per week. Wondering if by keeping a half patch on for a whole week, there be zero absorption after, say, three days - so using one quarter twice weekly would offer more consistent distribution. Question is: In terms of absorption, is it better to (a) use one half of 25 Estraderm for the whole week and hope that it stays on (as per Menostar) or (b) use a quarter patch twice per week. My next meno clinic appointment is not until end March so in the meantime, I'll just try and see how I go. I'm attempting to reduce this even further with a view to maybe, just maybe coming off HRT altogether due to severe progesterone intolerance, tried many types and none suit me. 12.5), twice weekly (Utrogestan every six weeks). My current estrogen dose is HALF of 25 Estraderm patch (ie.
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