Surgical menopause and estrogen HRT - is it the happy hormone?

[Spudulike3]

Hi all

I'm due to have a hysterectomy with ovary removal because of pre-cancerous cells found in uterus. This will put me into surgical (instant) menopause. I'm 44 and still having regular periods so this is a terrifying prospect.

I went to the GP to discuss the HRT options and she said I could have estrogen only HRT after the op. I won't need the progesterone element of HRT because I will no longer have a uterus.

So to get to my question (thanks for bearing with me). The GP said that estrogen was the 'happy hormone' element of HRT and therefore I should be OK with respect to low mood.

I'd be really interested to hear if people think this is true - is estrogen only HRT likely to work out better for mood than more typical estrogen / progesterone HRT?

I recently made a thread about surgical menopause in general and got lots of really helpful comments. See link below for original thread.

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/4964373-experiences-of-surgical-menopause?reply=131495113

The reason I started HRT was because of menopausal low mood that wouldn't shift and it sorted me right out! I'm on estrogen only too due to hysterectomy, though I kept my ovaries. The progesterone part of HRT is to protect the lining of the uterus so if you no longer have your uterus you don't need progesterone.

Thanks DoesNotPlay. I'm glad estrogen only is working well for you.