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