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Forteo (teriparatide) followed by HRT: My Experience
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@mayblin, I hope to stay on the same dose of estrogen once I finish the half dose of Tymlos probably in February. My functional physician who prescribes the estrogen patch seems to think that I am supposed to take more to help bones. So we'll see what happens. She still wants me to take progesterone, and there is some thought that it increases osteoblasts. My endo said I didn't need it though. I just started trying to take the capsule every other night.
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@drsuefowler Would you mind sharing where you heard that Progesterone may increase osteoblasts. This is the first I have heard of this and would love to learn more. My understanding is that women who still have a uterus must take Progesterone when taking Estrodot. I am currently taking 100 mg of micronized progesterone nightly combined with small dose Estrodot patch, also prescribed by my functional physician and have had a small increase in BMD over a 10 month period. My physician said that the BHRT would stop the bone loss and may provide some small gains, but if so I would need to remain on it to maintain the gains. She didn't explain the reason for possible small gains.