Hormone replacement guidelines
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Hormone therapy is really not reccomended after batteling cancer,,,ask your Dr his opinion of a herbal called Black Kosch it is known to be good for hot flashes do NOT take it without his permission, I have no idea if it is safe for you or not.
The thing is, these studies are on post menopausal women. I can see where taking a replacement hormone when your body should naturally not be making this hormone anymore could be bad and I wouldn't do it. But what about the people who were thrown into surgical menopause at a time their body would still be producing it?
Your question does not state your age and whether or not your ovaries were removed. This information would be useful in answering your question. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is not warranted if you are premenopausal and have retained at least one ovary. In a patient who has her ovaries surgically removed while premenopausal HRT is often considered secondary to side effects to include but not limited to increased risk of osteoperosis, cardiovascular disease and menopausal symptoms.
TSH is a pituitary hormone and is not a good indicator of thyroid hormone levels. Many of us on thyroid replacement have TSH levels that are low or suppressed. My own TSH lives at < 0.01; hasn't come up in 5 years, no matter how much my med is lowered, yet my FT3/FT4 are sometimes lower than they need to be to alleviate symptoms.
TSH neither causes, nor alleviates symptoms, and once on medication, it often becomes totally irrelevant.
The aim of thyroxine replacement is to ensure that the thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) is optimised at around 1.0 and if in doubt, that the Free T4 is maintained within the upper range of normal."
With what the endo has written I am hoping that the GP will perhaps take note of it.
Regarding T3:
"Free T3 levels are not routinely used for the management of primary hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid).
Although there are supplements that may help you feel somewhat better, perhaps temporarily, hormone replacement is the only thing that is going to make you feel well. There are no OTC supplements that contain measurable thyroid hormones.
What about finding a doctor who understands thyroid, the limitations of the ranges and will pay attention to your symptoms? If you interview prospective doctors over the phone, you can really increase your odds of getting a good one...
These hormones are very important for normal functioning of our body and if there is a deficiency of these hormones it is important to take hormone replacement therapy to overcome this deficiency.
Please relax HRT will not damage your brain but is essential at the moment for you.
A couple of members here, including myself, watched Robin McGraw yesterday speak about bio-identical hormone replacement therapy. Did you know that women as young as their teens can have hormonal imbalances ? And that you can show signs of perimenopause in your 20s... feel horrible and be misdiagnosed with chronic fatigue or fibromyalgia ? And yet the medical field has failed us again on this other issue.
About 13 months ago I had surgery to remove a pituitary tumor and I am now on full hormone replacement. For the most part my recovery has gone great. However, I believe I do have problems with either the dosage (.125mg) of my thyroid hormone or the drug itself (levoxyl).
I have an endocrinologist that has been with me since the surgery and they refuse to change anything because my T4 level is in the "normal" range at 1.5.
On September 29, 2009 I had a complete hystorectomy with a 10lb adnexal mass removed at MD Anderson. An intestinal type cancer of low malignant potential was found. I am waiting to be sceduled for an MRI & Colonoscopy.
After my surgery I was prescribed Effexor for my mood swings and hot flashes. The doctor has continued to increase the dosage up to the highest = 150 mg per day. All it has done for me is turn me into a zombie.
Im reading a lot of advice against the use of hormone replacement therapy, but the studies I have researched report that its the combination of progesterone and estrogen that is bad for you, and that estrogen alone may actually decrease the risk of breast cancer. My question then is has anybody else read any studies similar?
Hi sorry hormone therapy will not help at all , there are no pills or cream to make your penis any bigger , take care ,
Hello,
After hysterectomy, hormone replacement therapy would consist of estrogen alone usually given daily by pill or sometimes weekly or biweekly skin patch.However hormonal replacement therapy should be given for a short time only as long term use may be associated with a small increase in breast cancer.
In my opinion you should consult a gynecologist and start with hormone replacemenr therapy.
For most people without a thyroid gland problem, the TSH will typically hover somewhere around the 1mU/L range.
For this reason some medical texts mention aiming for around the 1 mU/L range when taking thyroxine. But if you go solely by the TSH lab range when you are taking thyroid medication you could be untreated. Also look at your thyroid hormones free T4, free T3 and take note of symptoms.
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