Hormones · FAQ
How do I switch from another hormone treatment to Menopause cream?
Short answer
Have your prescribing physician create a switch plan before starting Menopause cream. Do not overlap treatments, stop a current medicine, or convert a patch or pill dose into cream clicks yourself. A licensed physician in your state must review your current treatment and decide whether this cream is appropriate.
Switching to Menopause cream requires a review of your current treatment. Give your physician the product name, strength, dose, route, and schedule for every hormone you use. Include patches, pills, vaginal products, injections, pellets, and nonprescription hormone creams. Tell them when you last used each product.
Hormone amounts are not directly interchangeable across creams, patches, and pills. Skin absorption and the amount delivered by a dispenser can differ. Do not calculate a matching number of clicks from your current dose. Ask for clear instructions on when to stop the old treatment and when to start the new one.
Your physician should also review why you want to switch, whether you have a uterus, and any bleeding or side effects. Progesterone in a skin cream may not adequately protect the uterine lining during estrogen treatment. Ask how that protection will be addressed.
This compounded medication is prepared by a licensed pharmacy for one patient and is not FDA-approved. Discuss available FDA-approved options as part of the decision. A switch does not guarantee better symptom control. Results vary.
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Written by the Verra clinical team · Medical review pending
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