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Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: Chi chi on March 16, 2016, 11:48:53 AM

Title: Chemical hysterectomy and the use of progesterone
Post by: Chi chi on March 16, 2016, 11:48:53 AM

I'm a bit confused as I thought that progesterone still needs to be used if your adding back in estrogen? I read about a woman who didn't??

Title: Re: Chemical hysterectomy and the use of progesterone
Post by: CLKD on March 16, 2016, 01:08:27 PM

I don't understand 'chemical hysterectomy'  :-\

Title: Re: Chemical hysterectomy and the use of progesterone
Post by: Chi chi on March 16, 2016, 01:35:02 PM

Where you take medication that shuts down your ovaries/hormones

Title: Re: Chemical hysterectomy and the use of progesterone
Post by: CLKD on March 16, 2016, 02:09:08 PM

 :thankyou:

If you have womb I believe that you need both, the progesterone cleanses the womb as 'normal'? 

Title: Re: Chemical hysterectomy and the use of progesterone
Post by: Hurdity on March 16, 2016, 04:57:36 PM

Yes CLKD is right - if you shut down your ovaries chemically and then add back HRT - the idea is to eliminate fluctuations and therefore extreme cyclical symptoms - but anyone with a uterus still  needs a progestogen. That woman is not doing the correct treatment unless on v low dose oestrogen and regular scan to check the uterus lining.

Hurdity x