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[Hurdity]

Hi Annie0710

You should ask for your oestrogen and FSH levels - because although you can't tell a huge amount from a sinlge blood test - it could give some indication. The progesterone is irrelevant - it is always very low in follicular ( first part) phase of menstrual cycle and in post-menopause. From what I've read of your symptoms it is likely that your ovaries did not completely pack up when you first went onto HRT - although may not have been working properly, and that if you are peri-menopausal or even post-menopausal now, your oestrogen levels have dropped - which is why you are experiencing symptoms.

Also the other thing is you may not be absorbing the tablet HRT so well - perhaps something has changed re your digestion in latter months/years?

My suggestion would be to change to an oestrogen patch (maybe starting at 75mcg?)  which will deliver a more consistent dose, and take it from there.

Hurdity x

[Annie0710]

Hi Annie0710

You should ask for your oestrogen and FSH levels - because although you can't tell a huge amount from a sinlge blood test - it could give some indication. The progesterone is irrelevant - it is always very low in follicular ( first part) phase of menstrual cycle and in post-menopause. From what I've read of your symptoms it is likely that your ovaries did not completely pack up when you first went onto HRT - although may not have been working properly, and that if you are peri-menopausal or even post-menopausal now, your oestrogen levels have dropped - which is why you are experiencing symptoms.

Also the other thing is you may not be absorbing the tablet HRT so well - perhaps something has changed re your digestion in latter months/years?

My suggestion would be to change to an oestrogen patch (maybe starting at 75mcg?)  which will deliver a more consistent dose, and take it from there.

Hurdity x

I think I will ask Hurdity , about patches. I wasn't or haven't ever been offered patches.  She did tell me those levels too but I couldn't remember them

The only indication over the years since my hysterectomy re ovulating was tender breasts, and we OH talked last night about it we both said it's been ages since that's happened, couldn't even guess when

I remember all those years ago my gp said the oestrogen results were much lower than she would expect from a woman my age who was ovulating normally