Symptom trend
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
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4wk 6
self-reported count
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.
Collected in the patient app three times a week since 18 September. Counts are her own; the direction is the change between the first and the last two weeks.