Alternative options for women taking a combined sequential oral HRT preparation containing 1mg of oestradiol

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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

British Menopause Society. HRT preparations and equivalent alternatives Information for GPs and other health professionals (Accessed 27/4/22)

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Alternative options for women taking a combined sequential oral HRT preparation containing 1mg of oestradiol

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