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Should I start HRT again at 60?
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@tanyamarie
How wonderful!! Here is my story. At 40 years old I had a full hysterectomy. I had HRT for about 3 years. My fabulous female endocrinologist passed away from leukemia. I didn't understand the importance of continuing my HRT treatment. At that time, there was a lot in the news regarding HRT and a possible link to breast cancer. Fast forward twenty years, I am now 66 years old with osteoporosis and every other symptom you mentioned. (I am also a kidney transplant patient)
Whenever I bring up the idea of HRT at age 66 years old, the doctors laugh and say "too late" and they want to treat the osteoporosis.
Do you think I would be a candidate for HRT patch or has too many years passed since my hysterectomy? Are you going to a gynecologist or endocrinologist for your treatment?
Thanks so much for letting me know your FABULOUS experience with HRT. It truly sounds like the fountain of youth!
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I started at 77 last year. Early menopause at 38.
Yes, keep advocating. Do you have functional medicine practice in your town?
YouTube videos Dr. Susan Hardwick-Smith
Menopause.org
Let us know. Challenge your doctors. Are they still operating with the old women's health initiative study? Have they kept up on the latest findings?
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@hello1234 I started HRT at 61. It was prescribed by my gynecologist. As I started researching HRT, I asked my primary care doctor if she had any recommendations of gynecologists who specialized in menopause. She said she didn’t know of any but referred me to a gynecologist who didn’t do obstetrics. I went in for a first visit with a lot of questions, she answered them all before I could ask and sent me home with HRT. Keep advocating for yourself.