Guest guest Posted May 20, 2003 Report Share Posted May 20, 2003 Dr. Vliet says FSH above 20 means you are menapausal. Marilyn A. Thanks, Dee > I think I have a better idea of what to ask for now. I'm also > thinking of requesting cyclical therapy as opposed to continuous, > since my vulvodynia always eases off during my period. I do have a > copy of Dr. Vliet's book, but haven't opened it for several years. > (I bought it for the IC info.) I'll have to take a " refresher " look. > > To answer your question, I'm 49. I started getting peri symptoms at > 42. When I took the Alesse, I wasn't menopausal yet. > > I'm just curious: Do you have your doctor's blessing to skip the > progesterone part of your HRT? > > For myself, I know that having a hysterectomy is strictly a gamble > as far as whether or not it would help. But between the vulvar, > bladder, yeast and IBS problems, there's days when I'd happily let > them remove every organ south of my kidneys. Obviously, that's a bit > of hyperbole, but I suspect I'm not the only woman here who's felt > that way! > > Zig > > > > > *****END OF MESSAGE***** > ------------------------------------------------- > Yahoo members can click on: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VulvarDisorders > > On the left side is a listing including Links and > Files . If you click on those you will find much additional > information posted by our members. > > To post message: VulvarDisorders > To Subscribe: VulvarDisorders-subscribe > Unsubscribe: VulvarDisorders-unsubscribe > List owner: VulvarDisorders-owner > > ***** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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