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Breast Cancer | Last Active: Sep 21, 2023 | Replies (13)
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At the time, ADH was my only risk factor, no known family with BC and I have since been tested for genetics, all negative. I was given a 10-15% likelihood of BC in future. I did increased screening for several years, then back to annual mammogram. I read in January that autoimmune inflammation increases risk, so I asked for protocol review. The breast center suggested a diagnostic mammogram and an MRI and cancer was found. Back when this all started we never got to specific plan for HRT because I failed to jump through 2 hoops - one of which was the clear mammogram.
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There really isn’t a “choice” on WHICH HRT you go on. It all depends on whether you still have your uterus or not.
If you still have your uterus: MUST go on combination HRT as the progesterone protects the uterus from the increased risk of uterine cancer from the estrogen.
If no uterus-You don’t need the progesterone because you don’t have a uterus that needs protection. This is why I have been on estrogen-only HRT for the last 14 years.
I am trying to understand the relevance of your situation to mine. So the question I still have for you is at the time 8 years ago when you received your ADH diagnosis, did you still have a uterus?