Re: Re: Endometrial lining-

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thanks stacy - I do have a serious family history. My paternal grandmother and two of her sisters had uterine cancer - in the 1930' and 1940's. They all died from it. My paternal great grandmother also died from it. My maternal side had a young 19 yr old first cousin die from "female cancer" in 1961.Your explanation is pretty much what I thought I was saying in my original post .... i.e. a post menopausal woman on hormones could show greater than 5 and still be okay.I am 59 yrs old and post menopausal. Had premature ovarian failure beginning in my early thirties and stopped periods by age 41`. Age 50 to 51 l/2 used Premarin - then the "scare" of the WHI report. Stopped - got VV as a result (beginning as severe vulvo vaginal atrophy with breaking vulvar skin. After 4 months off, started on Bioidenticals and worked with gyn til we found the right patch and the right dose (started at

the .325 - went all the way to l.0 patches - with l.0 causing spotting and elevated endometrium in fall of 2003. Dropped down to .75 and spotting stopped. Until 2 months ago I was using Vivelle.dot .75 patch with norenthindrone every 45 to 60 days (not every 3 months like most of my friends. My doc doesn't think its 'safe' to not use P every month and with my family history, she just wants me to be safe. I WANT to remain pain free and the Progestins/Progesterones cause the thick discharge which causes irritation to the skin, hence my insistence on using it every 60 days or so.My sonogram in November of last year was just a little over 6 (prior one to that was a 4 and prior to that a 6 with biopsy showing no problems). She wanted to biopsy again based on the last one in November and I refused biopsy because I didnt get there to get the sonogram until day 12 after the last drug induced period. Since the

"cut-off" is kinda around day 13, I'm guessing that I just missed the cut off. She's a nurse Prac. and she was worried to death so she ended up consulting 3 separate docs and they all said it would be fine if we waited and did another biopsy. We did and it was a 4 on day 1 after the period.She switched me to Prometrium to see if that would be any less harsh on my system and skin but it was far worse, so I'm back now on the Norethindrone and wanting to go back to every 60 days or so, even if it means I gotta have a period. I HATE what these things to to my mind and body!!!!.Again, many thanks for info. Dusty Cerreta wrote: the limits can depend on if you are menopausal or post menopausal.since i am not sure of your situation,

it is hard to say but on a postmenopausal woman, if the lining is larger than 5mm, they may have aconcern or may want to question to be sure everything is ok, but ifthe person is on estrogen-progesterone hormone replacement, it can beup to 8 and still be ok. if you are in the menstruating years,depending on where you are in your cycle, your lining can be as thickas 12-14mm. During the luteal phase is when you are going to ovulate,that is when your lining should be at its thickest (around 13mm). ifa postmenopausal woman has a thickness over 10mm it can signal a bigproblem. so if you are having no symptoms maybe they are just beingsafe if you had any family history. hope that helps > >> > Dusty, since you go regularly and get your Endometrial lining> checked...how do they determine what is considered 'too' much? I had> a recent

ultrasound and told the tech that I was concerned about the> lining build up and she told me it wasn't that thick. This is after 3> months of no period. I know Dee doesn't use the progesterone along> with her estrogen...and that it can be done safely if monitored...but> again how does your doctor determine safety for thickness? Thanks,> ~Chelle> >> > > > > **IF REPLYING TO THIS POST, PLEASE REMOVE ORIGINAL POST, > Thanks for your cooperation! **> > ***