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Estrogen patch fell off what to do

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Sageda · 13/03/2020 17:19

Hello. I change my patch every Tuersday and l realised on thursday night that my patch was not there, l put a new one right away. My question is that if it has been missing for a day or two without me realising, do l still change my patch next tuesday or next thursday now that l replaced the missing patch on thursday. Thank you,

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CircleofWillis · 14/03/2020 04:27

I have no experience with patches but logic tells me that replacing in Thursday would be the way to go. I hope an expert comes along to help you soon.

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OtherVoicesOtherRooms · 14/03/2020 04:34

It doesn't matter either way!

New patch Thurs-Tues = 5 days use. You're just taking it off before it 'expires/runs out).

If you want to leave it on for 7 days and swop the change day to Thursday you can do that as well.

Either way, your body is getting no more or less than usual.

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OtherVoicesOtherRooms · 14/03/2020 04:36

Also waiting for someone to come and tell you from a medical point of view.

The only consideration would be - is the 'patch dose' consistent each day over the 7 days ?

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JinglingHellsBells · 14/03/2020 08:05

It really doesn't matter. Stick to the usual regime and replace the next one on the correct day. These small variations in your estrogen levels are really not important over a whole month.

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Sageda · 14/03/2020 08:49

Thank you. Also somebody said drinking any amount of alcohol is really bad for health when using Hrt. I m not a big drinker at all however enjoy one glass of wine two or three times a week. I don t understand what s the difference between a not menopausal women and women on hrt regarding alcohol.

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JinglingHellsBells · 14/03/2020 09:01

Sageda A lot of the stuff you are worrying over doesn't apply to you as you are very young and having a premature menopause.

You've got a bit mixed up with the alcohol thing!

Women who drink 2 or more glasses of wine per day increase their risk of breast cancer by about 6 more cases per 1000 compared to women not using HRT.

There is no 'rule' about not drinking when using hrt.

It makes sense when using HRT to have a healthy lifestyle- so being within the 18-25 BMI weight, not smoking and not drinking too much.

You aren't really post menopausal anyway- you are a young woman having premature menopause and supplementing your own hormones to a level they ought to be at 37.

Obviously it helps to not drink too much for your overall health but you don't need to stop drinking at your age.

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Sageda · 14/03/2020 11:21

Thank you dear. I ve always been a naturalist and live off grid in nature so iy was a big thing for me at the beginning to get artificial hormones. Took a while to accept. I m 37 now but actually it happened when l was 32. But at 34 l got a spontaneous pregnancy while not having had periods for 2 years. After the birth of my daughter, l breastfed her for 3 years and when l weaned her all the symptoms came back and intensely. So l m already in menopause since last 5 years. I decided to go for Hrt as l didn t want to be a depressed mother having anger trips constantly as well as being healthy in the longrun so that l can be with her. So 5 years without estrogen, l hope it didn t cause any damage already though during pregnancy there re different hormones in play.