alternative options for women taking a combined sequential oral HRT preparation containing 1mg of oestradiol
Last edited 04/2022 and last reviewed 06/2023
Women taking a combined sequential oral HRT preparation containing 1mg of oestradiol, can consider the following alternatives below:
- Femoston 1/10 1mg oestradiol + 10mg dydrogesterone
- Elleste Duet (Trade Mark)1mg oestradiol + 1mg norethisterone acetate
- Novofem 1mg oestradiol + 1 mg norethisterone acetate
- Or take oestrogen and progestogen separately:
- Oral oestradiol 1mg and 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
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