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Gynecologic Cancers | Last Active: Sep 5, 2023 | Replies (13)
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@leeosteo

Helen, thanks for the reply. Yes, I'm concerned as to what this might be. I just know bleeding at this age is not good.

What did you do when they found endometrioid adenocarcinoma? Did the D&C/hysteroscopy resolve this? or did you have a hysterectomy? I also found out I have osteoporosis and want to save as much estrogen as my body can produce at this age. My understanding that after a hysterectomy you produce little, if any, estrogen. Although I'd have to research this.

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Helen, Volunteer Mentor | @naturegirl5 | Jun 11, 2023

@leeosteo Yes, bleeding in our age group is not good.

When the endometrial cancer was diagnosed by pathology my gynecologist called me as soon as he got the report and invited me to come in that day without a prior appointment to review. We live in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and there wasn’t (and still isn’t) a surgeon who treats cases like mine. I asked for a referral to Mayo Clinic and got in to the Surgical Dept. Of Gyn-Oncology within a few days. The recommendation by the Mayo Clinic surgeon was a hysterectomy with fallopian tubes, ovaries, and cervix also resected. This all happened within 10 days of the diagnosis. After surgery, the cancer was diagnosed as endometrioid adenocarcinoma (like the original pathology) staged at 1a, FIGO Grade 1.

Like you, I have osteoporosis. I was taking Fosomax already at the time of the hysterectomy, doing weight bearing exercise and everything I could think of to preserve bone density.

Are you already seeing an endocrinologist? If so, then this is a discussion to have with that specialty in the event that you do have a hysterectomy - which I do hope will not be the case for you.

I’m very unclear on the role of the ovaries after menopause and how much estrogen is produced. Like you I have to do more research on this.

Have you found any articles you can recommend on the topic of estrogen after hysterectomy post menopause?

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