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Mild osteoporosis DEXA scores: what would you do?
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Feb 5 6:40am | Replies (54)Comment receiving replies
Thanks for mentioning HRT, I'm also curious. It was never brought up to me until recently except to scare me away after the WHI study. I've heard you can't take them after 59, or 10 yrs past menopause. I'm 57, seven years past menopause, -2.6 femoral neck. If I tried HRT would I have to stop in two years and my bone density would drop? I.e., does it give any lasting benefit or only delay the inevitable by two years?
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I started 13 years past surgical menopause and will stay on rest of my life with blessings from cardiologist, oncologist, and Obgyn. Had I started sooner, might not have needed Tymlos. I started hormones one at a time with two weeks in between to look for any negative side effects. Estrogen, Progesterine, and Testisterone, all bioidentical,
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You are still within what is considered the safe window to take hormones (up to age 60 or 10 years past menopause). Hormones will work while you are on them and once you stop taking estrogen, your bone mass will drop. I started hormones at 62, about 10 years past menopause. I've been on them for 5 years and my bone loss has pretty much stabilized. I'm on a very low dose and plan on staying on them for the rest of my life, or until they present an issue and I no longer can. To me, the total body benefits they provide are worth the small risk.