I am considering having my ovaries removed for a chronic health problem. The gynaecologist says that I will go on HRT afterwards because I am mid-thirties and need it to prevent other health problems (osteoporosis etc). And to be honest, I am scared of having an immediate surgical-induced menopause, so I agree that this is a good plan.
However, I am concerned that I will not find a type of HRT to suit me and will have loads of side-effects (worried about it affecting me emotionally more than anything). I have always struggled with my own hormone fluctuations, both physically and emotionally, and to be honest, hormones have made my life very difficult for much of my life. I have never coped with a mini-pill (progesterone only) because it makes me an emotional wreck, and life is just awful when I am on it. The normal contraceptive was less of a nightmare, but still not great. I am worried that this all means that I will have similar problems when I take HRT. I have been reassured by a GP that they usually find a form of HRT that suits, but that sometimes it can take a few tries.
I wondered if anybody has any experience of not finding any HRT that works for them, particularly with a history of not coping with hormones in general and also if you found progesterone only pill to cause problems for you? Or the opposite – have you not got on with hormone contraceptives in the past, but found HRT to be fine?
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HRT for someone who has never got on with hormones...
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wonderwoo · 01/08/2016 17:40
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