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au0rei
3 years agoMember
HRT (Estrogen and Progesterone Hormone Replacement Therapy) After cancer for menopause?
Hi ladies, As the title states, is
there any one of you who are menopausal (either due to chemo or ageing)
doing HRT/MRT to manage your menopausal symptoms? I am researching into
HRT. I ...
Number2
1 year agoMember
I am 53 and have been through menopause for many years with dreadful symptoms and thus have been using hrt for years. I was on tibolone tablets which controlled it beautifully. Then in October last year I was found to have precancerous growths in my endometrial lining resulting in a total hysterectomy in January this year. I was not able to have any hrt for 8 weeks after surgery and it was dreadful menopause symptom wise. After 8 weeks I was put onto Estrogel, a cream which you rub on you arm each day and it is fantastic at controlling all the symptoms . I have just been diagnosed with Her2+ IDC , but it is Estrogen and progesterone negative. I have met a lady who has a labial fusion which is caused by a lack of estrogen, according to her specialist.