@tillymack Congrats for getting on HRT!

My doctor started me on 0.05 mg (50 mcg) so your 14 mcg prescription is considerably lower than mine. I also got oral progesterone as part of my HRT.

I am going to get my Bone Turnover Markers (BTMs) checked via self-pay. I have been delaying BTMs because it can take 6 months before HRT shows BTM improvements. Also, I previously had blindly accepted an alendronate prescription from a young doctor and was on it for 18 months before learning more and changing to HRT. Alendronate can continue to stay in your bones for many years, but every month is a step down the elimination path.

Maybe you can plan to check CTX and P1NP markers in 6 months to evaluate your low dose estradiol patches?

Regarding your actual Q, I stick with the lower abdomen for my patches. Pun intended 🙂