To think that £130 every three months for HRT isn't viable?

[Knittingsavesme]

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I was prescribed Androferme 1 female testosterone HRT on private prescription yesterday. (Prescribed by NHS consultant gynaecologist, but not available in the UK. She did say I might have trouble getting hold of it.

Turns out you used to be able to order it on the internet and import it, from the Australian pharmaceutical company that makes it, at a cost of £130 every 3 months! It's no longer possible to this and the cost would have been prohibitive anyway. AIBU to think that women's health just isn't taken seriously enough? Also, what was the point of me taking up NHS time to be given a prescription that can't be dispensed?

The British Menopause Society says, on its website, that testosterone therapy is successful. What a shame we can't access it!

Has anyone been prescribed alternative female testosterone HRT in the U.K.? If so, has it made a difference and what do you take?

Good news and glad to hear knitting! Merry Christmas to you too, hope it works for you

Boopsy I’m 50 and doing all I can naturally to help menapause symptoms, absolutely no caffeine, eating really well, regular excercise etc but for me Oestrogel has made a massive positive difference to my life.

@boopsy: while obviously many women take HRT, there are also many of us who don't.

I'm now 58 and have never needed to take it. You may be lucky too.

My husband takes Testogel (post cancer) and there are often shortages, so it's not just HRT. The importance of hormone supplies gets seriously overlooked.

@dontalltalkatonce and @Trewser your friend(s) sound in need of HRT! My fuse was incredibly short until I got the HRT.

Boops, I'm in my early thirties and it's looking like my ovaries are failing prematurely - menopause is not just a purely normal thing, it can be a symptom of another illness. So obv not OP is posting about, but thats another situation where medication is needed