Symptoms since starting transdermal estradiol

Since 18 September

• ↓Hot flushesMeasured as her own count each evening, asked three times a week.9 → 4 a day
• ↓Night-time waking3 → 1 a night
• –Mood and concentrationHer own rating, no direction yet at six weeks.unchanged
• ↑Breast tendernessCommon in the first weeks and named in her take-home.from none to mild
• •SpottingFirst report. Under an unopposed interval it would matter; she takes progesterone, and the date is what the physician needs.12 October

Hot flushes a day

How the questions were asked

• Three times a week, four questions, under a minuteThe schedule stops on its own after twelve weeks unless the physician extends it.
• Every entry asks the safety question for this therapyMigraine with aura returning, leg swelling, chest pain. All answered no so far.