Coil after menopause

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I'm scheduled to have an investigation to look at my womb in a couple of weeks (have no symptoms but mentioned I had a 4 day bleed 2 years into my menopause) The surgeon wants to put a coil in whilst I am under anaesthetic.

I literally have zero menopause symptoms and can't see why I'd need one. My main concern is I'm overweight (I'm currently and desperately trying to lose the extra weight) and one of the side effects seems to be weight gain (well water retention)

Can anyone on here offer any advice. What's it like having a coil after the menopause. What benefits are there for me? The surgeon has been quite vague when I've tried to discuss it with them.

Thanks.

I've got a mirena - I use it for the progesterone part of HRT - it causes no problems and no weight gain/ bloating for me at all - however I know that's not the same for everyone.

I had a coil.fitted during a hysteroscopy under GA.

Why he wants to fit it is because of the bleeding you've had. A coil can stop post menopausal bleeding. Depending what the bleeding is caused by of course.

I had had a fair bit of bleeding and was on HRT so I reluctantly agreed to the coil and its been fantastic so far- the bleeding has stopped and I haven't had any weight gain. I 'run to fat' so I expected weight gain. My bleeding was caused by fibroids.

You can ask for more information when you go for the procedure. They ought to be able to tell you why they want you to have it- ask to speak to a Consultant if this guy isn't a consultant.

The mirena coil (I assume it's that one) caused me to bleed heavily for over a year before it was finally removed. Bleeding was the thing it was supposed to stop but it never did. I just kept getting told to give it more time to settle! Then the Covid pandemic struck and there was no chance of getting an appointment.

It also did cause weight gain and a sense of permanent PMT which I had never had before.

I don't believe the claim that its effects don't spread beyond the uterus. They certainly did for me and my uterus is on the same blood supply as the rest of my body.

The relief of it being removed was immense.

Why does the surgeon seem to feel you need it? You clearly have your doubts so just say no. Don't give permission for something if you don't want it, especially if you say you have zero menopause symptoms.

I think you need to ask the surgeon to put the clinical reasons to you in a clear and understandable way. The only thing that springs to mind is that obesity is associated with oestrogen dominance ( which is one of the reasons why obesity is associated with increased cancer risk on women) and is also linked to increased risk of post menopausal bleeding so having progesterone will balance the hormones out and make bleeding less likely.