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Should I start HRT again at 60?

Posted by dedhambeth @dedhambeth, Jul 17 6:29am

I was late to the HRT game until I finally pushed the subject with my GYN about 4 years ago while in menopause. I used a patch for a couple of years then noticed spotting so I stopped. I feel like I have finally broken through the Menopause Window and am post menopause. Don’t let anyone fool you. For some of us the journey from peri to post is many years. I am still having night sweats and have some brain-fog. Should I ask my GYN for another try? Maybe a different type of patch or cream? There is so much information out there it is overwhelming. Or maybe that is just the menopause??😁

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hello1234 | @hello1234 | 1 day ago
In reply to @tanyamarie "@hello1234 I started HRT at 61. It was prescribed by my gynecologist. As I started researching..." + (show)
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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.

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@tanyamarie 😊
Thank you so much!
Have you heard about the 10 year rule? Of course I went into menopause 25 years ago. Is that a problem for starting HRT after waiting so long? Do you think it is a cancer concern after 10 years or something else? I am so happy to hear that your HRT is helping in so many areas of your life. Hormones are a wonderful thing!

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gravity3 | @gravity3 | 22 hours ago
In reply to @hello1234 "@tanyamarie How wonderful!! Here is my story. At 40 years old I had a full hysterectomy...." + (show)
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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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@hello1234

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 | @hello1234 | 14 hours ago
In reply to @gravity3 "@hello1234 I started at 77 last year. Early menopause at 38. Yes, keep advocating. Do you..." + (show)
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@hello1234

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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Thank you so much @gravity3
I will definitely check this all out!!
I think the old school thinking was HRT may encourage cancer, is that their main concern?

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gravity3 | @gravity3 | 13 hours ago
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Thank you so much @gravity3
I will definitely check this all out!!
I think the old school thinking was HRT may encourage cancer, is that their main concern?

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@hello1234

This may be useful. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/show/how-a-decades-old-study-gave-hormone-therapy-for-menopause-a-bad-reputation

Also, just type in search
Flawed women's health initiative study

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