HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY

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Hello to everyone in e-fibroidland!! just wondering if any of you have

anything to say on estrogen/hormone replacement therapy for women with

fibroids going thru menopause?? i had UAE last april as an alternative to

hysterectomy...i had a garden of fibroids adding up to a 4-5 mo fetus size

uterus pressing into my bladder...i was close to menopause anyway & as told

this helped push me into full menopause...UAE certainly helped my symptoms of

heavy bleeding causing anemia & pressure on bladder but only one of my

significant sized fibroids shrunk 20% at my 3 month post UAE sonogram!! my

IR said there can be secondary blood vessels feeding into the uterus (this

may be interesting to those of u considering UAE?)...i know women in general

r confused on the ert issue but we especially have concerns about estrogen

fueling fibroids...i'm currently taking a drug for hot flashes/sleeping that

isn't a hormone but contains phenobarb & was wondering if anyone has any

feedback on this topic...my own gyn thinks i should try ert but i'm still

afraid of fueling my hopefully still shrinking fibroid filled uterus! thanks

for any thoughts on this from anyone out there nearing menopause...Joan (long

island, new york)