HRT patches and allergy to adhesive in plasters - anyone?

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I've been given the ok to have HRT patches, but not tablets due to previous health issues. I'm allergic to the adhesive in plasters. When I had a 24 heart monitor fitted recently I reacted - burning sensation and skin rash, when I had to have a monitor fitted for a week I was given a different type but by the end of the week I had still had a reaction. What are my choices with patches? I've read that even people without an allergy can react. I just want something to help with hot flushes and vaginal atrophy, is there an alternative to patches? Thanks if you can help, I'm so worried that I've been given an option that I can't have!

Why have patches at all? You can have gel?

I got big red welts from the patches. Swapped to gel and it’s a game changer. Honestly don’t bother with patches - they’re good for not having to remember every day, but the soreness and crinkly noise, then having black glue squares wherever they’ve been that doesn’t come off in the shower, they’re a pain! Gel you just rub on each day, it soaks in/evaporates and you’re done.

I'm.allergic to plasters, and even micropore if it's on too long, but I'm fine with my evorel patches. I guess everybody will be different. I do get the black fluff marks but they don't worry me - stops, me putting the next patch on the last couple of places😂

I'm allergic to plasters, come up in glorious, itchy blisters, but was more or less fine with HRT patches. The best for me were Estradot. I was OK with the others, too, but had a suspicion that I was developing sensitivity. I wonder whether that was more because of the massive size of the patch when I increased the dosage. Perhaps the larger size meant more tugging when I removed the patch, hence the redness and slight soreness. And I'm quite a sweaty person, so the large size trapped more sweat, hence some itchiness? None of these issues with the little Estradots. Unfortunately Estradot became one of the casualties of the shortages a few years ago, so I swapped to Oestrogel, and have had no issues whatsoever with sensitivities.

I don't know, can I?
So, my GP wouldn't prescribe HRT because of my previous health issues without the ok from my consultant. I spoke to the consultant's PA on the phone who spoke to him and came back to me with the above - that I can have patches but not pills. I didn't speak to him so don't know what my options are. I have a telephone appointment with my GP this week and I don't know what she will suggest. So, if anyone says try gel or Oestrogel or whatever then I would like to research them first so I am a bit informed for when I speak to her. Which is why I have posted. I hope that makes sense.

You can absolutely have gel instead. Both patches and gel are transdermal and natural.

I’m absolutely not a doctor but as far as I know there is no medical difference between patches and gel. Same synthetic hormone and same method of intake (transdermal). But a doctor may say different. I personally much prefer gel - as others have said patches seem to collect dust around the edges so an unattractive black square appears and I have to use nail polish remover to remove the adhesive.

Patches, gel and spay are available as transdermal. I don’t think tablets are given much anymore. If you still have a womb you will need progesterone too. If still having periods you will take it sequentially if post menopausal you will take it continuously x