Oestrogel is a commonly prescribed gel form of HRT which contains the hormone 17 beta-estradiol, which is the main type of estrogen in your body. It is derived mainly from the yam, a root vegetable, and is known as a body identical type of HRT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/a>RELATED: Body identical hormones<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n You may find that your regular prescription of Oestrogel looks a little different \u2013 that\u2019s because a different bottle has become available in the UK in recent months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The newer design is a straight-sided cylindrical bottle with a white lid. This cylindrical bottle is being dispensed alongside the existing conical bottle design, which has a blue lid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, you can be assured both bottles contain the same estrogen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2018It is only the pack that is different and the formulation of the product remains the same,\u2019 says manufacturer Besins Healthcare<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n From left: the straight-sided cylindrical Oestrogel bottle, pictured alongside the existing conical bottle design. Image credit: Besins Healthcare<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The cylindrical bottle was introduced in late 2022 in a bid to boost supply of Oestrogel in the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oestrogel is rubbed directly onto your skin, either the outside of your arms or the inside of your thighs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is packaged in a pump action bottle called a pump pack, and each bottle has 64 pumps of gel in it. The most common dose for Oestrogel is between two and four pumps a day.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat\u2019s changed with the Oestrogel bottle recently?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nWhy is a different bottle now available?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How is Oestrogel used?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n