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An Honest Guide To HRT Options – Your HRT Guide In 20 Mins

An Honest Guide To HRT Options – Your HRT Guide In 20 Mins

Update: 2025-10-271
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Which Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) option is best?


In this week’s episode, Dr Naomi Potter breaks down the 6 most key types of HRT — including the oral pill, gels, sprays, patches, the marina coil, and testosterone. Naomi breaks down how each method works, as well as some handy life hacks to make each product easier.


Expect no jargon, no confusion – just clear, expert advice from one of the UK’s leading menopause doctors.


💬 Topics include:

• How each HRT option works

• Which forms are easiest to use

• What you need to know about side effects

• Smart doctor tips you won’t hear elsewhere


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00:00 – Intro

00:26 – What is Utrogestan and why do we need progesterone?

00:45 – How to take it: perimenopause vs menopause

01:37 – Smart tip: how to remember your HRT schedule

02:02 – The scary leaflet: should you actually read it?

03:04 – Side effects explained (and what’s not true)

04:08 – Oral vs transdermal oestrogen: what’s the difference?

05:01 – Oestrogen gel: how to apply it properly

05:56 – Half doses, cold legs & quick hacks for better absorption

06:51 – When to apply: before or after swimming/showering?07:09 – Oestrogen spray (Lenzetto): how to use it

07:53 – How to space out sprays & track your doses

09:02 – Disposing safely & avoiding environmental harm

09:52 – Testosterone for women: what it is and how to apply it

10:31 – Common mistakes when dosing AndroFem or Testogel

11:32 – How to reduce waste and avoid overdosing

12:25 – Male vs female testosterone products: key differences

13:04 – Oestrogen patches: how they work and how to apply them

14:28 – Tips for swimmers & making patches stick longer

15:26 – Removing sticky marks safely (and avoiding irritation)

16:40 – The Mirena coil: what it really is and how it works

17:44 – Fitting process explained (and what to expect)

19:23 – Adjusting your HRT safely: one change at a time

19:45 – Final advice & where to find menopause support


Learn about the important role of hormone therapy and hormones in women's health during menopause and perimenopause. #hrt #hormonereplacement #hormonereplacementtherapy

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An Honest Guide To HRT Options – Your HRT Guide In 20 Mins

An Honest Guide To HRT Options – Your HRT Guide In 20 Mins

Dr Naomi Potter