Unscheduled bleeding with hormone treatments (HRT) | Live Q&A with Dr Louise Newson
Dr Louise Newson
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Bleeding after starting hormone treatments can be worrying, but it’s also one of the most common reasons women seek advice during perimenopause and menopause.
Join hormone and menopause specialist Dr Louise Newson live as she answers your questions about bleeding on hormone treatments, including when bleeding is considered normal, when it should be investigated and how different types and doses of progesterone can affect your bleeding pattern.
During this live Q&A, Dr Louise Newson will discuss:
👉 Why you might be bleeding on hormone treatments
👉 Unscheduled bleeding during perimenopause and menopause
👉 Persistent or heavy periods while using hormone treatments
👉 Whether you may have too much or too little progesterone
👉 Breakthrough bleeding on patches, gel or tablets
👉 Bleeding with the Mirena coil and progesterone capsules
👉 When bleeding is expected and when you should seek medical advice👉 How hormone treatments can be individualised to suit your needs
This session is designed to provide evidence-based information to help you better understand your symptoms and feel more confident discussing treatment options with your healthcare professional.
Have a question? Leave it in the live chat and Dr Louise Newson will answer as many as possible during the session.
Subscribe for more evidence-based information on hormones, perimenopause, menopause, PMS, PMDD, testosterone and women’s health.
20 Comments
A higher dose of oestradiol might be needed?
In our reproductive times, bleeding starts when oestrogen and progesterone fall, and there's no bleeding when oestrogen is high.
It's awful for women to be told to just stop their HRT and be put on an urgent referral pathway for endometrial cancer checks. I do understand that may be very necessary for some cases of bleeding, but perhaps is mostly a panic response from the medics.
The more GPs understand that these three natural hormones are really very safe, and extremely beneficial, for the majority of women, the better our healthcare will be 😊 xx
Another topic I have also been asking myself is why is there not dual guidelines for vaginal oestrogen titration based on whether the woman is taking progesterone or not. I have experienced high resistance to increasing my vag oestro, which doesn't manage my symptoms well enough on standard dose. I wish the guidelines took progest into account when considering this.. it's still such a tiny dose even if taken more often than twice a week.
Thank you again Dr Newson, I appreciate your work so much ❤
So sorry for the negative comment as I’m a loyal follower and share the Newson word loud and proud , it’s just that today , again I can hear the subtle sales pitch amongst the answers given to women’s questions x
Now my mireena coil misplaced again scan showed its not in place , now menopause nhs dr told me to continuously take 200 utragestran, now given me pms symptoms heavy sedation groggy , only 3rd week its been a nitemare past 4 yrs on hrt , I was on combined pill b4 and I had no problems 😊 😢, I also take estragel 3 pumps gel I taje 125g thyroxine also got history of heavy periods 😢 and ive got fibromayligia and ostapinia, ibs and stress urine incontinence 😢
Unscheduled bleeding with hormone treatments (HRT) | Live Q&A with Dr Louise Newson
Dr Louise Newson
5,300 views
Bleeding after starting hormone treatments can be worrying, but it’s also one of the most common reasons women seek advice during perimenopause and menopause.
Join hormone and menopause specialist Dr Louise Newson live as she answers your questions about bleeding on hormone treatments, including when bleeding is considered normal, when it should be investigated and how different types and doses of progesterone can affect your bleeding pattern.
During this live Q&A, Dr Louise Newson will discuss:
👉 Why you might be bleeding on hormone treatments
👉 Unscheduled bleeding during perimenopause and menopause
👉 Persistent or heavy periods while using hormone treatments
👉 Whether you may have too much or too little progesterone
👉 Breakthrough bleeding on patches, gel or tablets
👉 Bleeding with the Mirena coil and progesterone capsules
👉 When bleeding is expected and when you should seek medical advice👉 How hormone treatments can be individualised to suit your needs
This session is designed to provide evidence-based information to help you better understand your symptoms and feel more confident discussing treatment options with your healthcare professional.
Have a question? Leave it in the live chat and Dr Louise Newson will answer as many as possible during the session.
Subscribe for more evidence-based information on hormones, perimenopause, menopause, PMS, PMDD, testosterone and women’s health.