I've been using Evorel 50 patches for the last few months to alleviate some perimenopausal symptoms (am 46). But my GP prescribed Evorel Conti (not Sequi), even though I'm pretty sure I'm in peri and not actual menopause yet.
I've been on the mini pill (Cerelle) for the last 6 years, and so haven't had a period for about 5 years. I sometimes get a small amount of breakthrough bleeding/spotting, but that's it. Because of this, the GP said I should use Conti patches because there's no need for me to have a monthly "period" if I don't currently have periods. She confirmed that the progesterone in Cerelle is not the same type as needed for HRT, so I'd need a combined patch (which is fine) - although she also suggested I could swap to a Mirena coil if I wanted to streamline things. But everything I've read about this says that Conti is ONLY for post-menopausal women who don't have periods - there's no guidance about perimenopausal women who don't have periods!
Is there anyone else in this position (using Conti patches during peri) - or do I need to go back and ask to be switched to Sequi? The GP seemed pretty adamant that it was fine to use continuous HRT in peri, but I'd feel better about it if I knew I wasn't the only one!