Hi there, I had a triple negative breast cancer in 2019, completely sorted by chemo, surgery & radiotherapy 😁
I had been using mirena coils for approx 9years, but the last one managed to fall out the of my 1st chemo session,surely just a coincidence! I hadn’t really noticed much in the way of menopause symptoms before this other than a bit of vaginal dryness, the coils had stopped any bleeding for years, since early 40’s, I am now 53.
I just assumed I would have a period after it fell out, but no, absolutely nothing!! Now, nearly 3 years later, I saw my GP, as the vaginal dryness completely stops sex, even with otc gels, I don’t sleep well and am incredibly irritable! I hit an absolute brick wall. No HRT was possible with my history, not even vagifem pessaries, which I thought only worked locally?
Has anyone else had breast cancer and been prescribed any form of HRT, or does the slight risk completely rule out everything! 🥴. Thanks 😊