Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: Cassie on January 03, 2025, 02:05:41 PM
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Can anyone tell me what is the ideal measurement of oestrogen required to protect bones, heart etc particularly perrtaining to osteoporosis? My latest reading is 198 pmol/L is that too low? Thank you
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MayB have a lookC at the Royal Osteoporosis Society website?
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NHS literature cites 250pmol/L as the minimum threshold for bone protection.
The late Professor Studd cited 300pmol/L.
I would be inclined to go with the latter.
Levels for cardiovascular health have not been defined but my personal opinion is that approximating the average levels seen across a typical menstrual cycle in healthy young women outwith ovulation (very high spike) and menstruation (nobody feels their best that week) is likely to be optimal from a healthy longevity perspective.
This would be somewhere between 300-600pmol/L. Individuals will have their own range at which they feel best.
Me, I feel good around 400pmol/L. I will also be following my FSH (high levels are associated with multiple negative outcomes including Alzheimer's pathology) although this isn't standard within mainstream practice.