Femodette pill to Nordgeston pill at 50 yrs old

[Tracie113]

Hi , sorry if this is in the wrong section but I have query and have trawled the internet with no answer as to why? My question is this, I have been on the combined pill for donkeys years and currently I'm on Femodette, I have read that at 50 you shouldn't be on this pill now if protection is still needed that the mini pill is the one until your 56. Now my question is this, I have been prescribed Nordgeston a mini pill and I haven't started this yet as I have 4 months of femodette to finish, in my mind what difference does it make to me personally not to switch other than a 7 day break with a "period" I'm happy with that to be honest as I know where I am and I don't want the inconvenience of not knowing when a period is coming by being on the mini pill. I know that I will have to come off the pill at some point to see if I'm menopausal but if the pill is masking symptoms that's fine with me to be honest for the foreseeable futures. So does anybody know what health reasons are given to stop the combined pill at 50? I'm healthy, non smoker and not overweight and I feel fine. Also has anyone had experience of the Nordgeston pill at of interest?

Have you had a google? Risks of the CCP are higher as you get older.
The main risk is a blood clot which can result in a stroke.

Obviously the guidelines are there based on research and stats. It doesn't mean that all women of 50 would have a blood clot if they carried on to maybe 54. But the manufacturers and Drs have to draw the line somewhere.

Have you seen your GP and had the discussion over why to change ? (It sounds as if it's been forced on you without you being in a face to face consultation...)

I don't know anything about the dose in the pill you take, but if you want to carry on with a combined pill, maybe discuss lower doses?

Hi, Femodette is a very low dose combined pill. I was given no reason for the change which is why I was questioning it if anyone on here had experience. My chances of getting a CCP will be riskier by changing to a different type of pill in the first year regardless, this is what I have read by googling, hence my preference to stay as I am on femodette for the foreseeable future. I did have a face to face with my GP but she was just going by the guidelines forced on her.

Do you mean your chance of getting a CCP or your chance of a stroke in the first year?

I can't suggest anything else if these are guidelines other than paying to see a gynae privately because they don't have to abide by such guideline in the same way, as specialists. They are more knowledgeable and some will treat you as a human being not a statistic.