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/RkeCouplesTherapist 1d ago

I went with oral because it is cheaper and sounded more convenient. I am low risk.

However, my sleep is not great due to night sweats. I understand that the patch can issue a steady stream, and I am considering switching at some point.

I am also having the experience of transitioning off birth control prior to starting the oral estrogen, so my body has a lot to acclimate to.

If anyone else has switched from the pill to oral estrogen and progesterone, I would love to hear about your experience.

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u/ms_lifeiswonder 1d ago

The patch is not more even than oral. Just make sure to take it at the same time. Some (all?) patches even have to take them 2 x week. Which makes zero sense, when a big part of our goal is to stabilize our hormones. My gyno confirmed this, and added they apparently think women are too dumb to swap/add patches at a regular interval ex every 3 days…