Can you tell me what dose of HRT you are taking? Is it transdermal? I just started on 0.025mg transdermal and am thinking about talking to my doctor about possibly increasing to 0.05mg because I've read a couple studies that indicated that while all dosages led to an increase in bone mineral density (BMD), higher doses had a greater increase.
My doctor prescribed HRT for me because I had been experiencing some other premenopausal symptoms. I mentioned that I was also interested in it because I have osteopenia but she said that it is not a first line treatment for osteoporosis and it might theoretically help with that but there wasn't really evidence of that being the case. Since the appointment, I did more reading and found the studies I mentioned above. I'm not sure if I've misinterpreted them or if they are out of date and there is new information I haven't come across. The papers I read were 10+ years old, but from what I understand, HRT is currently an on-label treatment for prevention of post-menopausal osteoporosis. I guess I'm just curious what other people's doctors are prescribing to them with osteoporosis/osteopenia being part of the equation. Thanks!