Guest guest Posted July 28, 2010 Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 Hi Carol, I was not ignoring you, just busy with life. Went to see my mom and we have two weddings soon... and going on vacation after that... lots to do... so little time. Changes in hormone production can be felt in a variety of ways with changes in our menstrual cycle, including: a shorter or longer menstrual cycle; lighter or heavier bleeding than usual; and/or light spotting/bleeding throughout the month. Not every woman has symptoms but all women NEED treatment individualized to her own specific needs. I assume lighter, shorter periods come at the very end of perimenopause. For me, my periods were heavy then light then nothing. I do not have any statistics so if that is what you are looking I am not of any help. My personal experience is much different from the average women so not sure I can be of much help to you especially since I have been menopausal for six years and am only 45 now. I have had multiple miscarriages, tubal pregnancy, ovarian cysts, fibroids (I had a fibroid in my uterus during a very difficult pregnancy) and other female issues. Like with thyroid hormone drugs, we need progesterone monitored for any adverse reaction. It is often prescribed in too high of dose especially in cream form. I never had a problem and I took P at bedtime in a sublingual tablet that dissolved under my tongue in a minute or two. I have heard that women who take too much P in a cream often have bleeding. This can happen to women who have been in menopause for many years. As mentioned, I have no actual experience with P cream. Women on a menopause support group (pro P) were having heart attacks at a young age and were taking huge amounts of P cream. That was enough to scare me away from the P cream. Also, they were taking huge amounts of soy, too. I started at the lowest possible dose of P. Good luck, ~Bj > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > hi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > i need to find a good gyno that is experienced with both autoimmune patients, and hypothryoid/ Thryoid RX > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > + experience with prescribing sex hromone/menopause/ RX replacement with all the above factors.. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > (isn't it harder for Hypot/Thryodi RX / patients to find their optimal sex hormone types/dosage? the Thryoid RX causing an added factor of complexity and challenges??) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > do i want to avoid an OB ? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and only find a gynecologist who specializes in menopuase? do those specialties exist? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > can i find a good one that takes my insurance? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > what kind of questions do i want to ask the office? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -Carol > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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