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Joy’s Question: Is the Vivelle patch good to use? My gyno prescribed it for hot flashes, vaginal burning, vaginal itching, and mood issues during ovulation before my period. I have not tried it yet, though. Short Answer: Some women do fine with the Vivelle patch. However, in our experience, many women do not tolerate the patch very well, or it does not provide full relief of menopausal symptoms. The key to this question is the fact that Joy was prescribed the patch, but is still having a regular period. We don’t agree with using the patch for women who are still menstruating. There are some better options that we discuss in this episode. PYHP 106 Full Transcript Download PYHP 106 Transcript Dr. Maki: Hello, everyone. Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Progress Your Health podcast. I am Dr. Maki. Dr. Davidson: And I am Dr. Davidson. Dr. Maki: Well, we are back. It has been a little bit of a hiatus. We had a really amazing summer, right? You know, summer is always a fun time. So we took a littl