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@caringissharing
Hi caringissharing. Estroven is not actually estrogen though, correct, so it may have an easier affect on your body?
Have you been taking it awhile and does it help with night sweats?
@gravity3 if I remember currently what the doctor said was that only one score - AP spine - was below average. And since everything else looked okay so it was not their practice to suggest hrt. He said to take a scan again in a years time to see how it looks… I live in India. What is the practice in other places? Should I go for a second opinion? I actually went to an orthopedic doc because of my sprains, should I be going to a gynaec??
@nash21
I am not a health care provider so I can't speculate about what might be the best course of treatment for you.
Here in the u.s. women are discussing and taking into consideration how doctors and medical care institutions (for the most part) have relied for some time on the Women's Health Care initiative study . The study was found to be flawed but it's findings have influenced millions of women's treatment planning. Since most women's osteoporosis seems to be driven by loss of hormones during and after menopause many of us are exploring the use of hormone replacement therapy to offer support for bone health. There is lots to read here about women's search for answers about whether, what and when hrt/bhrt could offer them in their individual treatment planning.
There is lots to consider and I think that most of us are doing our own reading and research and sharing what we learn here and other forums to be better able to advocate for ourselves when it comes to our health.
I don't know anything about the Indian medical systems take on women's health and hrt. I don't know what resources and studies have been used there for making treatment decisions.
You might start here by going to the search function at the top of this page and type in osteoporosis (in your case osteopenia?? If that is your current diagnosis)
In the meantime here is something from JAMA. Again I have no idea what studies have influenced providers in India.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2839211
Lots of wisdom here and experience. Please let us know how you are doing. Check out OsteoBoston on you tube.