Thanks for the replies
Hurdity..I had my ovaries removed in 2013 so went into full surgical menopause then. (PMDD but really they should have taken the lot out as Prog makes me feel depressed+++)
Up until Nov 2018 I was on Oestrogel and daily 100mg Uterogestan but the progesterone made me feel so low and sad that I felt it was either surgery to remove womb or Long cycle, so since November I have been trying 100mg Utero every 3 months. Had a really bad bleed May 2019 so had scan and hystereoscopy which was normal.
No break through bleeding just when I finish the progesterone.
I see a Menopause Specialist and also I have seen a Gynaecologist locally, privately first then transferred to his NHS list, who is happy to do a hysterectomy - but he is also the one who has explained that the thickness alone is not a reason to panic and have a big operation. It was my own GP who freaked me out about that!
For now I am going to carry on with Long Cycle and see how I feel mood wise and bleeding wise.
I see my Gynae again in 4 months.
I just thought that because I had some thickening I needed surgery NOW....over reacting! I am a bit of a worrier.
Hopefully I will be ok
Thanks for the advice.
Will keep you posted.
Jo
Hi jojo999
The main question is - at what stage of your cycle was the scan carried out?
How long have you been on this regime?
Also are you taking the utrogestan vaginally or orally, and have you had any breakthrough bleeding other than after you stop the progesterone?
All of these factors will influence any interpretation into the significance of your endometrial lining thickness.
Mine was about that at some point in my cycle a few years ago - not on the prog but partway through the oestrogen only bit...
The fact that your consultant is happy means s/he will have taken all this into account so you should not worry. Also that really is not very thick, especially if you are in the proliferative phase of the cycle as you expect the lining to thicken. Ideally immediately following the bleed ( as it's tailing off to a dribble) you should have the scan and ideally would be thinner than this but I know someone who rarely got much thinner than this even after a bleed and her (private) consultant was happy. If you've been on this regime for some time then after a few more cycles it may end up being thicker or you may get some bleeding at the wrong time - but so far this is not in itself anything to worry about and certainly not to justify a hysterectomy!! You wouldn't be able to get one anyway unless the doc recommended it I don't think - not sure how you managed to put yourself down for one, even privately . I think it's not readily available these days without v good reason.
Hurdity x