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Anonymous(reply to Diane Porter)
Diane, thanks for your reply. I did my have ovaries removed--I had a total hysterectomy in 2001 to remove large benign tumors. I am currently taking a low dose of estrogen orally. My biggest genetic risk is either heart attack or stroke--not much cancer in my family, but lots of heart disease. When I had the hysterectomy, my doctor at that time believed that HRT would prevent strokes or heart attacks, so he put me on a large dose of both estrogen and progesterin. He told me I would take it for the rest of my life. (He did not appreciate questions about his instructions, and I was laying in the hospital bed recuperating from surgery, so it was a very short discussion.)
A year or two later, when research challenged his theory, I changed doctors and went on a lower dose of estrogen only. Since current wisdom seems to be that estrogen is only appropriate for a limited period of time, and only to treat symptoms, I am thinking I should get weaned off the estrogen. Since I never went through menopause, I wondered what other women in my situation might have experienced.
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Diane, thanks for your reply. I did my have ovaries removed--I had a total hysterectomy in 2001 to remove large benign tumors. I am currently taking a low dose of estrogen orally. My biggest genetic risk is either heart attack or stroke--not much cancer in my family, but lots of heart disease. When I had the hysterectomy, my doctor at that time believed that HRT would prevent strokes or heart attacks, so he put me on a large dose of both estrogen and progesterin. He told me I would take it for the rest of my life. (He did not appreciate questions about his instructions, and I was laying in the hospital bed recuperating from surgery, so it was a very short discussion.)
January 19, 2009 - 5:56pmA year or two later, when research challenged his theory, I changed doctors and went on a lower dose of estrogen only. Since current wisdom seems to be that estrogen is only appropriate for a limited period of time, and only to treat symptoms, I am thinking I should get weaned off the estrogen. Since I never went through menopause, I wondered what other women in my situation might have experienced.
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