Have you been told no to hrt if you are 10+ years post menopause?

I'm reading your post belatedly, zhaner, and wondering about the oxytocin nasal spray. Is it prescription? Can you tell me more about what it is used for? I don't see any relation to bone health.

Oddly enough, my cardiologist okayed HRT for me in spite of my heart issues because, as he put it, I am "the poster child for osteoporosis and should use anything that will help strengthen" my bones. But my endocrinologist, who actually manages my osteoporosis, said no to HRT. She felt it was an unnecessary risk, especially given that I have ulcerative colitis.

I've had UC for 33 years, and this was the first I'd heard about UC increasing blood clot risk. In fact, I was on HRT when I was in my 40s & 50s to guard my bones because I was on chronic steroids to treat the U.C.!

I am now 73 years old, have severe osteoporosis, and would like to use every possible weapon against it. I am also just past 10 years post menopause, which my gyn says increases stroke risk. I would like to hear from any post-menopausal women who have UC. Have you also been warned of clot risk if you use HRT for your bone health?

Hi - I did not take HRT during menopause because it was just after that study came out saying it increases breast cancer risk (and that study has now been debunked). My docs will not prescribe HRT now for my osteoporosis because I am 10+ years out from menopause, but an endocrinologist has suggested a kind of drug called a SERMS, which acts like HRT but does not cause estrogen uptake anywhere but the bones. So I’m looking into that. By the way, I had a Reclast infusion in March of last year and will never do it again - it was the sickest I have ever been in my life, and has apparently triggered fibromyalgia in me, so I am in constant pain with fatigue.

Thanks for posting. I haven't heard of SERMS, but will investigate. So sorry to hear about your reaction to Reclast. I find these drugs terrifying, but am equally terrified of what will happen to me if I don't take something.

Wishing you all the best...

Hi - I did not take HRT during menopause because it was just after that study came out saying it increases breast cancer risk (and that study has now been debunked). My docs will not prescribe HRT now for my osteoporosis because I am 10+ years out from menopause, but an endocrinologist has suggested a kind of drug called a SERMS, which acts like HRT but does not cause estrogen uptake anywhere but the bones. So I’m looking into that. By the way, I had a Reclast infusion in March of last year and will never do it again - it was the sickest I have ever been in my life, and has apparently triggered fibromyalgia in me, so I am in constant pain with fatigue.

Oddly enough, my cardiologist okayed HRT for me in spite of my heart issues because, as he put it, I am "the poster child for osteoporosis and should use anything that will help strengthen" my bones. But my endocrinologist, who actually manages my osteoporosis, said no to HRT. She felt it was an unnecessary risk, especially given that I have ulcerative colitis.

I've had UC for 33 years, and this was the first I'd heard about UC increasing blood clot risk. In fact, I was on HRT when I was in my 40s & 50s to guard my bones because I was on chronic steroids to treat the U.C.!

I am now 73 years old, have severe osteoporosis, and would like to use every possible weapon against it. I am also just past 10 years post menopause, which my gyn says increases stroke risk. I would like to hear from any post-menopausal women who have UC. Have you also been warned of clot risk if you use HRT for your bone health?

I am 16 years post menopause (age 71) and my gyn told me that she would only prescribe if I received a written clearance from a cardiologist. My gyn was concerned about blood clots. My cardiologist would not commit to a written clearance.