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Author Topic: Endometreosis and oestrogen  (Read 1032 times)

rebel2

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Endometreosis and oestrogen
« on: October 02, 2017, 11:59:40 AM »

Can anybody give me an informed opinion about taking oestrogen only HRT if you've had endo?  I suffered very badly until I had a hysterectomy aged 40 [kept my ovaries].  I'm 57 now and have taken HRT on and off for four years, only lowest dose of progynova tablets. 
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Hurdity

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Re: Endometreosis and oestrogen
« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2017, 07:14:53 PM »

Hey rebel2

Sorry your post got missed!

This is what it says on this site about endometriosis and explains better than I can:

Endometriosis
There is a small risk of reactivation of endometriosis with HRT use and any recurrence of symptoms should be reported. If a hysterectomy has been performed for endometriosis, the choice of HRT use thereafter should be influenced by the extent of endometriosis at the time of the operation. Since hysterectomy often causes a premature menopause, it is often advised to take HRT until the average age of the menopause; 51 years. HRT after hysterectomy usually consists of estrogen only. However, in the presence of endometriosis, estrogen may cause stimulation of residual deposits and consideration should be given to using continuous combined (estrogen plus daily progestogen) therapy, or tibolone, though little research has been done on the effect of different types and duration of therapy. Medical treatment of endometriosis often involves ovarian suppression which, along with ovarian removal, may increase the risk of osteoporosis.


https://www.menopausematters.co.uk/atoz.php#GlossE

I think it would depend whether you had any deposits outside the uterus which could be stimulated (by the oestrogen) and I don't know enough about it to know how you find this out? I am sure this is something that your doctor should be able to answer - if only through referral to a specialist. I'm not sure if it's possible to scan for deposits or whether, if any were still present, they would be painful if stimulated by oestrogen over several years to the extent that they grew?

Sorry I can't help any more but I would consult your doc over this.

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