I’m having a bit of a panic!
I had some bloods tested via a private company this week. I wanted to know what my Vit D and Magnesium levels were as I am supplementing and added Oestradiol and FSH out of curiosity.
I got the results last night and my Oestradiol is 1490 pmol! The sample was taken from a vein so it can’t be contaminated. It was taken on day 4 of my cycle.
A bit of background, in case it helps: I am 41, peri for at least 2.5 years. Been on HRT for just over a year (started on 25 patches, gradually increasing upwards. I saw a Meno specialist in April who has suggested gradually increasing my patch dose up to 100mcg in order to manage my awful low moods. My moods have previously responded well to small dose increases in the past but eventually return after 2-3 months. I increased from 50 to 62.5 just over a month ago. My GP has recently prescribed 75 patches which I had been planning on starting soon.
In the last six months my cycles have been approx 40-70 days apart (missing the HRT bleeds and doing their own thing in the background). However my most recent cycle was only 20 days. I had my Oestradiol tested in January (day 8 of cycle) when I was using 50 patches and it was 260pmol, so I can only assume this high level is my own natural Oestrogen having a surge, topped up by HRT, and probably another normal/short cycle may follow?
What do I do? I’ve removed the half of a 25 patch so I’m back on 50. Part of me wants to reduce much further but I know that can cause it’s own problems. Both my GP and Meno specialist have said they don’t use blood tests, they go off symptoms alone. I can see why blood tests can be unreliable due to fluctuations but If I’d only gone off my symptoms (my moods have been as bad as before I started HRT) I would have started using my 75 patches which would have been a bad idea!
I’m passing the info on to My Meno specialist. I know I should pass this on to my GP surgery as well but I’m worried if the ‘wrong’ GP looks at it they will stop my HRT outright!
Sorry for the long post, I’m very worried!