forgot progesterone this month- Supid . Pls help

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Hi . I'll be brief. Stupidly forgot to take my uterogeston this month ( normally take 200mg vaginally) days 15-26. Completly forgot about it this month for first time ever... cant believe it.!!! Im 53, on HRT 3 years. Still merrily taking my oestrogel 2 pumps daily. Now on day 27 since last bleed and just remembers as feeling a bit " periody".

H ave I done any serious harm? Unlikely I suppose but Im having a wobble about it. Shall I just hope a bleed is coning and then count that as d1 again. What if it doesn't come as I could well be through menopause by now>>

Any advice welcome. I don't want to speak to GP as last check up she was trying to get me to try off it for a break anyway and I felt we clashed about the regime and stuff.

You won't have done any harm at all.

There are several women I know (including me) who, under supervision of a specialist or expert GP, only use it every few weeks- sometimes alternate months.

It's unlikely a bleed will come if you are post menopause.

If you normally take it on the 15th of each month, wait till next week, or you can take it today and then 15th June and 15th every month after.

ps I'm slightly confused as to when you DO take it.

Are you counting Day 1 as the day you start the bleed?

Women who no longer have natural cycles tend to use it on a certain day of the month, for example 1st Jan, 1st feb, 1st March...

or the 15th of each month.

This re-sets a 'HRT' cycle.
My own regime is totally different and that will just confuse you...but I use it once every 5-7 weeks, counting from when I took it last.

(eg 1st Jan then 14th Feb would be 6 weeks. )

Thanks you ! jinglingHellsBells
Reassured by your advice.

I count first day of bleeding as d1 of cycle. When I started HRT i was still having semi regular periods, so thats what I was used to counting/ recording. I still think I have a bit of a natural cycle going on under the HRT as the days I bleed vary by 2-3 per month.

I wonder if I will have a bleed now without the progesterone? Ifel like a period is coming, thats whats reminded me that I hadnt taken it.

You might or you might not bleed.

You can start the new cycle now by taking today or waiting until it would normally be the first day of your bleed- which must be around 3 days from now?

Thanks . I think Ill wait and see a few days and if no bleed by end of week will start utrogeston again then. ( Prob TMI but dont really want to start using it vaginally then having a bleed mid way through - could be messy!)

Feeling less stupid and ok now. DOH. Thanks again. .