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Hormonal imbalance years after menopause??
Aging Well | Last Active: Oct 7 1:56pm | Replies (14)Comment receiving replies
I am also in my 70’s and still get hot flashes, my doctor said that it’s perfectly normal and he has patients in their 80’s that also get it. I don’t have the nerve to use HRT because of the risk associated with it even if it’s small, there was a discussion about vaginal atrophy a while back and I too heard about coconut oil, although I haven’t tried it you shouldn’t apply it internally, just for external use. As older ladies we know that spotting is possibly a concern but you seem confident that you know what caused it. I am totally in agreement that we must take more responsibility for our own health, I’ve been doing this for years and the doctors don’t appreciate it but it doesn’t stop me from asking many questions or researching things for another opinion. Last but not least, fibroids are harmless so I’ve been assured many times but they can grow large and cause discomfort, other than that they pretty much just stay with us for life, hope that helps you out a little.
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Thank you for sharing. Yes it does help. The concerning thing for me with the hot flashes is I'm not had them for years and suddenly they've appeared along with these other symptoms so I feel like there's something going on ,
You know how you know your body. Something is not right
But I'm not going to give up
My cardiologist is amazing and she is going to do another stress test I think she's not really sure why I'm getting the PVCs again I believe is something going on with my hormones and it's all hormone related but just why I don't know
I miss the doctor I had for 20 some odd years My GYN she retired a few years ago and so it's been difficult finding someone who I feel listens and tries to figure out what's going on. This doctor I have now has great ratings but I just met her for the first time and she didn't seem interested in seeking beyond the fact that I'm post menopause and have hot flashes. Oh she mentioned was getting my thyroid checked but I've already had that done and it's fine. However I think it was a general thyroid test and I think that there are further ones so going to see if an endocrinologist has more to offer. Just getting appointment now is going to be a challenge.