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Meningioma and Hormone replacement therapy.
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@dollydaydreamer999 Thanks for that background and interesting perspective. All of surgeons I’ve consulted have been men so far. I stopped HRT after seeing the first doctor and will plan to stay off them until I have another MRI and/or surgery so I know more about the pathology of the tumor. I’m dreaming of going back on them post surgery!
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The studies are inconclusive and one's quality of life is worth something. The only way to know the pathology is a with a biopsy, and I would think that would be done while having a craniotomy to remove the meningioma. At least that was the protocol in my case. I was on ERT for 24 years and did it contribute to my 3 meningiomas? Maybe. First of all, I didn't even know what a "meningioma" was till 2 years ago. Secondly, ever after being told there may be a link between estrogen and these benign brain tumors I wouldn't have changed a thing. As I said, one's quality of life is worth somethng in the big picture of life.