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@dooshie Thank you for sharing your information. I also have a .25 Estradiol patch and 100 mg of micronized progesterone. It is encouraging to hear that your cardiologist suggested BHRT. I'm not aware ofhear medical doctors recommending this where I live in Canada. It's also interesting that your hormone levels were tested. My naturopath said she could test me if I wished but that this wasn't necessary. She said she would not be increasing my level of estrogen which was somewhat surprising. Did your functional medicine doctor recommend testosterone cream? My naturopath also dismissed testosterone when I asked about it. I am aware of others who have a higher level Estradiol patch but .25 isn't unusual from other posts I've seen. Did you have good results from the Tymlos?
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Hi Debbie…my cardiologist was very progressive and highly educated in the use of BHRT. When he initially ran my bloods and all my cardiac screenings, he said I needed hormone replacement therapy. He was very confident that I would benefit from adding that to what I was already doing (D3, calcium, magnesium, K2 (for my bones). I am on a 0.25 mg Estradiol patch, 125mg capsule of progesterone and 0.5 mg of testosterone creme daily. I’m also pretty active (pickleball, weights, cardio). Of course my rheumatologist was livid that I was taking a break from the traditional meds, after Tymlos and said the hormones would do no good…and she may be right, (I hope not), but I had to give it a try. I went off Tymlos in July of last year with a 15% gain in my spine and 5.5% gain in my hip after 2 years. If I could have continued the Tymlos therapy I would have…very few side effects. My integrative doc took over my cardiologist’s hormone patients after he unexpectedly passed a few months ago but she is also educated in hormone therapy and continues to prescribe what I need.
This journey comes with so much conflicting information but I try to stay educated and pray the choices I’m making will benefit me physically and mentally. 🌹Rose