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Author Topic: Thickened Endometrium  (Read 1456 times)

Trixiebell

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Thickened Endometrium
« on: September 18, 2025, 10:05:29 PM »

Hi I’ve been on HRT for 4 years and still haven’t found the right dosage , I was taking Everol 75 and 200mg Utrogestan in June of this year but started spotting so on advice of Dr reduced the patch to 62.5
However I’m not comfortable bloating and feel like I’m going to get a period those stopped 5 years ago so no chance
I had a pelvic scan in June and my Endometrium is 5.3 so over the 4 which isn’t too bad but enough to raise a red flag

I am so scared of having a Hystereoscopy I’m booked in next week and another pelvic scan , Has anyone experienced this ? The slight stomach cramping worried me even though I’m not bleeding .
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Fianna

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Re: Thickened Endometrium
« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2025, 04:18:46 PM »

Big hugs, I found the hysteroscopy wasn't as bad as expected, unfortunately people mainly post really bad or really great experiences so you don't hear from all the people who had an 'OK' experience.
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Trixiebell

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Re: Thickened Endometrium
« Reply #2 on: September 19, 2025, 10:06:38 PM »

Hi Fianna, I agree with you , may. I ask what pain relief you had .
I’m also worried about what the plan will be afterwards as far as my HRT is concerned
I really don’t want to lower the dose or change Utrogestan but maybe I shouldn’t be thinking ahead
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bombsh3ll

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Re: Thickened Endometrium
« Reply #3 on: September 19, 2025, 11:10:11 PM »

This is such a shame, the normative cut off value of 4mm for endometrial thickness in postmenopausal women was derived from an UNTREATED population.

Women on hormone therapy are being subjected to inappropriate investigations left and right because of bone-headed failure to understand the physiology of hormones making everything thicker and healthier such as your bones, your skin and yes your endometrium too.

Additionally, vaginal atrophy from low estrogen can also present with spotting.

The solution to bleeding or spotting is never to reduce a therapeutic dose of estrogen - this simply results in an undertreated patient and frequently doesn't resolve the issue. Instead, assuming adequate estrogen, the progestogen should be tweaked to better control the endometrium.

However you are where you are now, and if you want to keep your prescription you could argue for a change in progestogen (alongside a return to the lowest EFFECTIVE dose of estradiol as per guidelines) and a follow up scan in 6 months, however you may well be forced into a hysteroscopy.

The best thing you can do in this situation is advocate for sedation, cervical local anaesthetic and the insertion of an IUS at the same time, which will at least net you some clinical benefit from the procedure and provide good endometrial control going forward.
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Minusminnie

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Re: Thickened Endometrium
« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2025, 06:26:20 AM »

Just ring a number which hopefully you have been given and say that you want the hysteroscopy done under General Anaesthetic if that suits you better.

Should add this is what I have done after findings on an ultrasound &  referral on to gynaecology. Firstly sedation etc was mentioned but I said that I knew I could ask for it to be done under GA. Mine is this week. Deep joy.
« Last Edit: September 20, 2025, 06:33:49 AM by Minusminnie »
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bombsh3ll

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Re: Thickened Endometrium
« Reply #5 on: September 21, 2025, 03:10:29 PM »

Hopefully if everyone starts asking for hysteroscopy under GA this will lead to long overdue review of the threshold for invasive procedures to include only those with a credible chance of pathology and not just every bit of spotting in low risk women on hormone therapy.
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Fuzzwhizzer

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Re: Thickened Endometrium
« Reply #6 on: September 22, 2025, 08:41:20 AM »

Hi! I’m not on hrt but am 56 and still having erratic spaced far apart periods which the doc finds odd, went for scan got 9 mm he referred me for 2 week urgent referral. 6 weeks in still heard nothing and am symptomatically all over the place. I’ve never had a hysteroscopy, but lots of ladies on here have, I’m kind of expecting one. Don’t fancy it much but I’m so desperate to find out what’s going on I’m gonna do literally anything. I hope you’re all good and things resolve xx
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