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Author Topic: Thickened Endometrium  (Read 161 times)

Trixiebell

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Thickened Endometrium
« on: September 18, 2025, 10:05:50 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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