Estradiol 1mg/Tablet

Dydrogesterone 5mg/Tablet

Please read the full information about warnings for Femoston Conti as detailed in your Patient Information Leaflet.

You should contact a doctor if you experience unusual bleeding when on this product

You should go for regular breast screening and smear tests.

You should also check your breasts regularly and see your doctor if you notice changes such as dimpling of the skin, nipple changes or you can see or feel any lumps.

There is an increased risk of risk of developing blood clots with HRT tablets. You should stop taking Femoston Conti and see a doctor if you notice signs of a blood clot.

HRT

You should not take Femoston Conti until at least 12 months after your last natural period.

Your doctor will aim to prescribe the lowest dose to treat your symptoms for the shortest time possible. The standard dose is often one tablet every day for a 28 day cycle.

You should take this at the same time each day, and the blisters are marked according to the days of the week – you should follow this as it makes it easier to remember when to take it.

If you forget to take Femoston Conti at the usual time, ensure to take it within the next 12 hours. If it has already been more than 12 hours, start as normal by the next day.

If you forget a dose, it may increase the risk of there being breakthrough bleeding and spotting. Do not attempt to take a double dose.

If you have or have ever had breast cancer. Or you have a diagnosis indicating you may have breast cancer. those with active cancer or those with 3 years of cancer remission.

You have a cancer sensitive to oestrogen levels (such as cancer of the womb) those with active cancer or those with 3 years of cancer remission.

Unexplained vaginal bleeding those with active cancer or those with 3 years of cancer remission.

Excessive thickening of the womb lining (endometrial hyperplasia), that you have not had treatment for. those with active cancer or those with 3 years of cancer remission.

Certain blood clotting disorders. those with active cancer or those with 3 years of cancer remission.

A disease caused by blood clot in the arteries those with active cancer or those with 3 years of cancer remission.

You have or have ever had a liver disease, and liver function tests have not returned to normal levels. those with active cancer or those with 3 years of cancer remission.

Headache

Abdominal pain

Back pain

Breast pain or tenderness.

Tablet core: lactose monohydrate, hypromellose, maize starch, colloidal anhydrous silica and magnesium stearate.

Tablet coating: Titanium dioxide (E171), Iron oxide yellow (E172), Iron oxide red (E172), Hypromellose, Macrogol.

No special storage requirements .