alternative options for women taking a combined sequential oral HRT preparation containing 2mg of oestradiol
Last edited 05/2022 and last reviewed 05/2022
Alternative options for women taking a combined sequential oral HRT preparation containing 2mg of oestradiol
Women taking a combined sequential oral HRT preparation containing 2mg of oestradiol, can consider the following:
- Femoston 2/10 2mg oestradiol + 10mg dydrogesterone
- Elleste Duet (trade mark) 2mg oestradiol + 1mg norethisterone acetate
- Trisequens 2mg/2mg/1mg oestradiol + 1mg norethisterone acetate
- Or take oestrogen and progestogen separately:
- Oral oestradiol 2mg and either
- micronised progesterone (taken separately: Utrogestan 200mg orally for 12 days a month at night (cyclical) Or
- Provera 10mg orally for 12 days a month Or
- Norethisterone 5mg orally for 12 days a month Or
- Mirena IUS
- Oral oestradiol 2mg and either
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