Missed period on HRT. First time

[RudsyFarmer]

I’ve been incredibly stressed so I’m not sure if that might have caused havoc. I’m on an HRT patch that gets replaced twice a week and progesterone the second half of the month. My period is now a week late and I don’t know what to do. Definitely not pregnant as I haven’t had sex for a year. What should I do now. Just wait it out?

I’m in almost the same position - normally have heavy periods, even after an endometrial ablation, and this month - my fourth on HRT - I had hardly any sort of bleed, just a bit when I wiped, and for only two days. I suppose we have to start stopping sometime!

I decided that, because it’s important to take your progesterone for at least 12 days each month, I’d wait, and if I hadn’t started my period two weeks after I’m due, I’ll take the day I was supposed to start as day 1 of my cycle and use that to calculate when to start my progesterone.

I’ve got a review of my dosage next month so planning to get some more advice then. Hope you find a way to manage this

It’s a worry isn’t it as I guess right now I’m just taking the oestrogen and not the progesterone. If I carry on my body won’t bleed as it won’t get the message to bleed.

I have been on HRT 3 years and very rarely get bleeds. All the info I can find says that some women don't.

Are you on continuous HRT though? I was getting periods anyway so was put on cyclic HRT. It just worries be what’s going on in there? 😬

No, I was getting periods when I started, but a bit sporadically. I am on cyclic HRT, just don't get regular bleeds.

This from Practice Nursing:
https://www.practicenursing.com/content/clinical-focus/management-of-bleeding-in-women-on-hrt/

I came in yesterday and cheered 🤣

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Yay! Well done you. I still haven’t had any more bleeding, so I’m counting that little bit as this month’s. I would love to think I’m finally stopping having them - I am over the average age and I have had quite enough, thank you 😁