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Effects of HRT: Alone, in Combination or Sequencing

Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: 1 hour ago | Replies (37)
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@mayblin

Hi @kisu I am using estradiol (generic for Vivelle Dot) 0.025mg/day transdermal patches and micronized progesterone (generic for Prometrium) 100mg gelcap to be taken orally before bedtime. No testosterone - since the cardiologist whom I sought for 2nd opinion advised me not to use testosterone due to my existing mild CAD (I have a cac score of 38).

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kisu | @kisu | 2 days ago

Thanks, Mayblin for replying. Would you say he has more concerns about testosterone than estrogen? I wonder why he thought a small amount of testosterone would be bad. There is so much conflicting information from doctor to doctor. It's like you must know more than your doctor and take your health into your own hands.
I have CAD, a CAC of 79, and osteopenia. I asked my Cardiologist if it was ok to use my 0.05 estradiol patch for my osteopenia. He said, "Sure, but it causes breast cancer." I started to say there was new information, but he interrupted me and doubled down, "It causes breast cancer." I also told him I'm also using 4mg of topical testosterone cream a day, and he said fine. My dilemma is can I trust him at all because he told me estrogen causes breast cancer?

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