Hi Trude72
I am interested that you were given HRT straight away after your total hysterectomy and I am assuming that you had your ovaries removed at the same time as your total hyster, which means you will have been plunged into surgical menopause?
What type of oestrogen have you been taking?
The good news is you absolutely do not need to start reducing your HRT! The general consensus by medical experts is that any HRT taken before the average age of natural menopause (51/52) does not count in terms of the “risks†( whatever these are) and you have not yet got there – so you can continue to take it quite happily for at least another 4-5 years and then if you want to – start counting the years of taking it from then.
Also the data from the large HRT trials study show that those taking oestrogen only HRT actually showed a reduced risk of breast cancer, not an increased risk, although oestrogen clearly stimulates (oestrogen positive) cancers to grow, even if it does not cause them in the first place.
Generally if aged under 50 with early menopause the benefits are thought to outweigh the risks as they are if under 60 and still having symptoms.
https://www.menopausematters.co.uk/balance.phpSo – please do not feel the need to reduce and read up as much as you can from the information on this website and the various links, news articles etc. We can point you to more specific information if you need it for your GP. The other thing is – if you have only been taking 1 mg oestrogen – this is a low dose! If happy on this that's fine but it is below the minimum to give good protection against osteoporosis – which is 2 mg, so if you have a history of osteo in your family, you are within your rights I would say to ask for bone density scan (info on this website and NHS website – DEXA scan).
Hope this helps and if you have any other specific questions then do please ask.
While I was writing this I see Ladybt has posted so hope I'm not repeating anything but if so - shows we think along same lines!
Hurdity x
PS this forum issue is driving me mad - has taken me ages to write and post this even though I started it ages ago!!!