Description
Evorel Conti is a continuous combined hormone replacement patch containing estradiol with norethisterone acetate. Both hormones pass through the skin, so the oestrogen reaches the blood without going through the liver first, and the progestogen protects the lining of the womb. A patch is applied to clean, dry, unbroken skin below the waist, usually on the buttock or hip, and changed twice a week, moving to a slightly different site each time.
Because the progestogen is given continuously, a monthly bleed is not expected, so this patch is intended for women whose periods stopped some time ago. Spotting in the first months is common and should be reported if it continues. HRT carries small increases in the risk of breast cancer, blood clots and stroke, depending on your age, your history and how long you use it. It is not a contraceptive.
- Continuous combined HRT patch of estradiol with norethisterone acetate
- Applied below the waist and changed twice weekly
- For women whose periods stopped some time ago; no monthly bleed expected
- The progestogen protects the lining of the womb
- Carries small increases in breast cancer, blood clot and stroke risk
- Not a contraceptive
