Hormone replacement questions
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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?
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?
If you find this to be low, you can benefit from replacement thyroid hormone. Its not really a medicine or drug, its replacement hormone for correcting deficient levels.
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.
"went through two radio active iodine treatments. This of course stopped the production, so they started my on synthroid. For several months until 2006 I was being managed on synthroid, but things started acting within normal range, so they took me off for a period of one year."
Confusing - So your thyroid levels were in normal ranges on the synthroid so they took you off of it?
Is this because, or does, your thyroid still work at little even though you had two RAI's?
I am of course worried about being told it icancerous but I think at this point I am more worried about hormone replacement therapy and the thought of ...if anyone can relate to where I am at today and tell me there stories that might help get me through the next two weeks of waiting. Also do i get a 2nd opinion?
One additional thought: I don't know if you are taking hormone replacement therapy, but if you are, it might be something to discuss with your doctor.
Hormone replacement therapy can raise the risk of an uncommon type of breast cancer fourfold after just three years, U.S. researchers reported in 2010. They found women who took combined estrogen/progestin hormone-replacement therapy for three years or more had four times the usual risk of lobular breast cancer.
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.
6 times a day and night sweats about the same. The only thing I have heard and read about to combat the hot flashes is hormone replacement. Unfortunately, the side effects like racing heart, panic attacks, etc. sound worse than the flashes and don't always work to eliminate them.
Well I certainly hope your nearing the end of this. Thought getting rid of my periods would be a good day until this started happening. Us women sure do pay a price to keep the human race going don't we?!
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