Oestrodiol gel advice please

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After years of patches, I have been switched to gel to see if I absorb it better. GP referred me to balance app info for directions but quite vague.

How do I split the dose of x3 pumps? 1 pump am and 2 evening? Is that ok? Also, does Don’t think my morning routine would allow time to do x2 in morning!!

Also, does that mean I need to shower twice a day!! As it says to apply to clean dry skin? Does that mean directly after washing and drying an area, or does it just mean on skin free of other creams? Due to my work and exercise my showers are erratic!!

thanks

You could apply all 3 pumps at once if you wanted or one am and 2 pm or vice versa. Just do what suits you. I used to apply 4 pumps each morning but felt this was too much so switched to 2 pumps morning and evening and preferred this. You don't need to shower before or anything, just make sure there's no creams or moisturiser on your skin before you apply.

I do 3 pumps in the morning. One on each top half of leg and one on left upper arm. This is my current method due to a broken right shoulder so that arm has ibuprofen gel. Am not sure if that is the correct method but it seems to be working for me since I increased to 3 pumps.

Thank you

I do all three at the same time: 2 inner thighs and 1 bumcheek. Then I wipe my hand on the other bumcheek.

Does that mean directly after washing and drying an area, or does it just mean on skin free of other creams?

I understand it to be skin free of other creams. I moisturise at the opposite end of the day to where I applied my HRT.