HRT with Fibroids (was UAE and subserosal fibroids)

May 22, 2001

>

>I am still curious to hear if anyone fifty or so has had HRT recommended

>and are you on it? My " young " internist seemed to indicate that I should

>remain on HRT in spite of large fibroids...I will see my gynecologist on

>Tuesday, but he originally prescribed these hormones (femhrt) -There is

>major heart disease and oseoporosis after menopause in my family. I

>understand it is very difficult to wean off these hormones..Does anyone

>know of an HRT group, also?----

I started on HRT when I was 43 after trying herbal methods with no

relief. Now 4 years later I learned that I have a 7 cm. fibroid. Upon

reading that estrogen is thought to contribute to the fibroids I

decided to weaning myself off of the estrogen and progesterone, after

talking to my doctor. I knew I couldn't just quit as I get migraines

without them. I was in the process of doing this and was on Augestin

to control my heavy bleeding when I passed out from a loss of blood.

I ended up in the hospital getting 2 pints of blood. While there the

doctor told me that my biopsy from a couple weeks earlier showed that

I had such low estrogen that my uterus was " shredding " . He then put

me on IV estrogen. After getting out I was given birth control pills

to control the bleeding but no estrogen which didn't make much sense

to me as the BC pills don't have much, but then I was playing doctor

roulette with the Kaiser system. They worked to stop the bleeding

but I slipped back into the migraines so I started taking the

estrogen again. I've gone to a new doctor this past week. Her

suggestions were, hysterectomy, UAE or going back on the HRT in even

higher doses. Since I am still very anemic and weak I opted for the

HRT for now until I can get stronger, build up my blood and get out

of school. (I'm a teacher) I do have to say that I'm scared this will

cause my fibroid to grow but without the estrogen I have no quality

of life so it's the lesser of two evils at this point.

Pam

May 22, 2001

I am new with fibroids. Please tell me what's HRT and UAE.

Thank you.

At 03:30 PM 5/22/01 -0700, you wrote:

> >

> >I am still curious to hear if anyone fifty or so has had HRT recommended

> >and are you on it? My " young " internist seemed to indicate that I should

> >remain on HRT in spite of large fibroids...I will see my gynecologist on

> >Tuesday, but he originally prescribed these hormones (femhrt) -There is

> >major heart disease and oseoporosis after menopause in my family. I

> >understand it is very difficult to wean off these hormones..Does anyone

> >know of an HRT group, also?----

>

>I started on HRT when I was 43 after trying herbal methods with no

>relief. Now 4 years later I learned that I have a 7 cm. fibroid. Upon

>reading that estrogen is thought to contribute to the fibroids I

>decided to weaning myself off of the estrogen and progesterone, after

>talking to my doctor. I knew I couldn't just quit as I get migraines

>without them. I was in the process of doing this and was on Augestin

>to control my heavy bleeding when I passed out from a loss of blood.

>I ended up in the hospital getting 2 pints of blood. While there the

>doctor told me that my biopsy from a couple weeks earlier showed that

>I had such low estrogen that my uterus was " shredding " . He then put

>me on IV estrogen. After getting out I was given birth control pills

>to control the bleeding but no estrogen which didn't make much sense

>to me as the BC pills don't have much, but then I was playing doctor

>roulette with the Kaiser system. They worked to stop the bleeding

>but I slipped back into the migraines so I started taking the

>estrogen again. I've gone to a new doctor this past week. Her

>suggestions were, hysterectomy, UAE or going back on the HRT in even

>higher doses. Since I am still very anemic and weak I opted for the

>HRT for now until I can get stronger, build up my blood and get out

>of school. (I'm a teacher) I do have to say that I'm scared this will

>cause my fibroid to grow but without the estrogen I have no quality

>of life so it's the lesser of two evils at this point.

>

>Pam

>

May 22, 2001