Allergy

Patients with a peanut or soya should avoid:

• Micronised progesterone. This product contains soybean lecithin. There is a possible relationship between allergy to soya and allergy to peanut. Patients with peanut allergy should therefore avoid using this too.
• Estriol 0.01% cream (Gynest). This product contains arachis oil (peanut oil).

Patients with an allergy to almonds should avoid:

• Androfeme 1% testosterone cream.

Patients with lactose sensitivity should be made aware that most oral HRT preparations contain lactose.