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Leiden Factor V: Can I use hormone replacement therapy for menopause?

Posted by kms1s @kms1s, Jun 14, 2023

I am heterozygous for Leiden Factor 5, although I haven't had any issues with blood clots so far -I'm 54 yrs old. I'd like to go on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) due to menopause. I've read using an estrogen patch decreases the risk of clots associated with HRT. I'd like to hear if others with Leiden Factor V have used HRT, and if so, if they also went on a blood thinner to further decrease the clotting risk. Thanks!

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Lori, Volunteer Mentor | @loribmt | Aug 20 10:37am
In reply to @cjq "Thus article is from 2003 and the science has changed. Most of the women used in..." + (show)
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Thus article is from 2003 and the science has changed. Most of the women used in the studies had co-morbidities. The risks are not dramatically increased particularly with the patch.

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Hi @cjq! So much more research and information has been on the rise with women’s health, especially menopause related over the past few years…it’s about time!!
Thank you for the update. From what I’ve been reading the patch and also bioidentical HRT do not harbor many of the side effects of the oral HRT, making them much safer for women. Do you take HRT through a patch?

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