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Utrogestan tablets question

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NBLarsen · 28/05/2023 20:03

I've been prescribed utrogestan tablets, on the label it says to take two tablets each evening on days 14-28 of cycle.
Problem is I don't have a regular cycle. At times I have been bleeding every two weeks, other times I have a five-week gap, it varies.
How should I know when to start taking them?

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ohyesohyesoh · 28/05/2023 20:05

Are you on patches ? I used to be on patches ( long time ago , can't remember the name) where gif first half of my cycle I put on one sort of path , then day 15-28 I used a different sort and took tabs in the evening.
Can you work it like that ?

NBLarsen · 28/05/2023 20:06

No I haven't got patches. I have these tablets and also oestrogel which I'm supposed to rub into my skin every day.

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TellySavalashairbrush · 28/05/2023 20:10

I’m in exactly the same position op. I start taking my utrogestan on exactly the same date each month and end it on exactly the same date each month.

NBLarsen · 28/05/2023 21:34

So do you think it doesn't matter so much about the timings of a cycle, so long as you take the tablets for 14 days in a row each month?

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SoVeryTiredAndEmotional · 28/05/2023 21:58

I don't have periods due to the pill I take, so my doctors said in circumstances when period dates aren't clear, they advise to take it from the dates 15th - 28th of the month.

Lougle · 28/05/2023 22:17

It isn't your natural monthly cycle. It's the cycle of HRT. So day 1 is the first day you start using the gel. Then you take the Utrogestan on day 14-28, then stop for 14 days, then restart. The bleed you may or may not get is irrelevant.

NBLarsen · 28/05/2023 22:37

@Lougle Thank you 🙏🏻 that explains it a lot more sensibly than the label on the box.

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