Thought I may be peri menopausal as cycles have shortened a lot and are incredibly heavy. Literally putting me out of action for a week each time
scan was fine and I asked can I have bloods to check hormone levels but told no.
they just want me to have a mirena or go on progesterone pill but hormones don’t suit me and they’ve said well that’s it there’s no more they can do then.
should I be pushing for bloods ?
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Gp can’t help - what am I meant to do ?
mustHaveA · 25/05/2022 12:30
Discovereads · 25/05/2022 12:42
I’m not sure what you want? Progesterone pills are a type of HRT. All HRT types are hormones and if “hormones don’t suit” you, there really is no other medical treatment for peri menopause or menopause.
hopeishere · 25/05/2022 12:45
Mirena is viewed as part of management of menopause I think.
Did you see a gynaecologist?
mustHaveA · 25/05/2022 12:43
A mirena or pop isn’t the treatment though is it doesn’t hrt involve other hormones ?
Discovereads · 25/05/2022 12:47
utrogestan (progesterone) is usually prescribed with oestrogen as well:
www.netdoctor.co.uk/medicines/a8720/utrogestan-capsules-progesterone/
But perhaps the GP didn’t get as far as mentioning the oestrogen if you’d said “hormones don’t suit” as that pretty much shuts down all HRT options.
mustHaveA · 25/05/2022 12:43
A mirena or pop isn’t the treatment though is it doesn’t hrt involve other hormones ?
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