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The HRT Daily blog
Plain-English guides on menopause and perimenopause HRT — how to track your doses, make sense of your symptoms, and tell whether treatment is working. No jargon, no judgement.
Choosing an app
If you've ever stood half-dressed, unsure whether you changed your patch on Monday, you don't need a lecture — you need something that just keeps track. What actually matters in an HRT tracker, in plain terms.
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Patches
There's already one there — or is there? The bathroom maths is one of HRT's most common frustrations, and it's not a memory failing. Simple tricks and a system that finally ends the guessing.
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Estradiol patches
A small, clear square you're meant to trust with how you feel. How estradiol patches work, why many prefer them to tablets, how often to change them, where to apply — and what to do when one won't stick.
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Is it working?
A few weeks in and not sure it's doing anything? How long HRT really takes, the quiet signs it's working, why it's so hard to tell from inside the moment, and the honest way to know.
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Hot flushes
That rush of heat in the middle of a meeting feels random — but it rarely is. Why flushes happen, the triggers worth watching, and how writing them down takes back some of their power.
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Mind & mood
Racing thoughts, sudden dread, overwhelm over small things — menopausal anxiety is real and under-discussed. Why it happens, plus calm-building techniques for the moment and the long run.
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Journaling
One of the simplest, best-studied ways to steady your mood and process a big change. How to start in five minutes, and 20 gentle prompts to get the words flowing.
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Self-care
Menopause can shake your confidence and your relationship with your body. A practical, compassionate guide to self-compassion, reframing the changes, and small daily acts of kindness.
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Tracking
You can't manage what you don't measure. Why a simple record of doses, symptoms and daily mood makes menopause care work better — and whether you really need your hormones tested.
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Life stage
Postmenopause is a new chapter, not a decline. What settles, what needs attention (bones, heart, mood), where HRT fits, and how to build a strong, vivid second half.
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A reader's story
It's a patch day. Or is it? Two patches a week, a busy life, and a brain menopause has quietly turned down — if you've ever stood in the bathroom guessing whether you already changed it, this one's for you.
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Getting started
Whether you call it HRT, hormone replacement therapy, or MHT — the types of estrogen and progesterone, the common delivery methods, cyclical vs continuous regimens, exactly what's worth logging, and how to tell if it's working.
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Symptoms
The complete picture — physical, emotional and cognitive symptoms, from hot flashes (hot flushes) and night sweats to anxiety, brain fog and joint aches — plus why writing them down changes the conversation with your doctor.
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Sleep
The 3am wake-up is one of menopause's most common — and most exhausting — symptoms. Why it happens, where HRT and progesterone fit in, and practical steps (and tracking) to sleep through the night again.
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