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Anybody else have Factor V Leiden?

Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: Dec 31, 2024 | Replies (52)

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Diagnosed with homozygous Factor V at age 32 with intermittent clotting from my groin to ankle. Likely a 3rd generation birth control increased the event. Stable on home testing Coumadin with no other events. I'm now 53. Now I’m struggling with menopause feminine pain and my doctor says inserting estradiol tablets should be safe. I really need some evidence based research support on this. Tks

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This sounds like a complicated situation with your susceptibility of blood clots associated with the Factor V condition and taking estrogen/progesterone HRT, which can potentially increase the risk for blood clots.

From my understanding, through personal experience with HRT, is that there is less risk from clotting by using a transdermal estrogen replacement, instead taking oral meds. The oral tablets get processed by the liver where transdermal goes directly into your blood stream. I wonder if that might be a better option for you. But you still may need to balance that out with a micronized progesterone.
I used bio-identical cream going through perimenopause and it made ALL the difference in the world with those horrendous symptoms!

I found a good article that explains it much better than I can! It appears to be a site from Great Britain, but the information is what I wanted to share:
https://www.balance-menopause.com/menopause-library/is-hrt-off-limits-if-ive-had-a-blood-clot/
Doctors generally don’t receive a great deal of education on perimenopause or menopause so it’s just easy to prescribe the standard meds. It takes a little more effort to look into this and research healthier options. You might want to talk to a functional medical practitioner to get another option on treatment options. Or, if you can find a Women’s health specialist who is well informed on Perimenopause/menopause eduction and advancements.

Was this suggestion from estradiol with a primary care doctor, hematologist or gynecologist?