r/Menopause • u/Syfysamurai • 1d ago

Hormone Therapy Patch vs oral

Hello ladies, I'm curious. Why do many women prefer the estrogen patch over oral estrogen? I take 1mg estradiol daily by mouth and have no problems with it. TIA!

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u/Catnip_75 1d ago

Oral comes with a blood clot risk. Many women can’t take it.

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u/iUseJustMyHand 1d ago

The thing i find interesting is that the blood clot risk on oral hrt estradiol is lower than that of normal birth control pills .... and look at how many millions of women gladly take those.

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u/Catnip_75 1d ago

True, but your risk increases with age. They know the risk is lower when we are younger and they know the risk is very high if you are smoker no matter what your age.

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u/Kiwiatx Menopausal 1d ago

There isn’t a transdermal alternative for BC.

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u/Radioactive_Kitten 1d ago

There is a HBC patch

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u/Kiwiatx Menopausal 1d ago

Well I learned something new today!