WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for July, 1999: Re: Post TAH; Hormone Replacement Problem

Re: Post TAH; Hormone Replacement Problem

From: Stephanie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 29 Jul 1999 11:01:40 -0500 (CDT)

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Hey Anne,

You should probably do some research on Progesterone...estrogen is not the only hormone the ovaries make...if your estrogen level gets too high in relation to your progesterone you may experience: Weight gain, depression, fatigue, insomnia, dry skin, hypothyroid-like symptoms, and the list goes on... I know this because it happened to my sister.

Another thing she and I learned recently is that natural hormones are much more usable for our bodies than synthetic because they are "identical" instead of "similar" (like the synthetic)....therefore the body recognizes them and can use them more effectively.

It is possible your body will come out of the post-surgical shock and begin to regulate itself again...it is also possible that your one remaining ovary will continue to lose it's ability to function properly...not due to you using exogenous (or from the outside) estrogen, but because depending on how your doctor did the surgery, the blood supply may be cut off to the ovary (Ovarian and uterine blood supply are closely related)....good luck in your research...hope you feel better soon!

Love and Health, Stephanie

At Tue, 27 Jul 1999, Anne wrote: >
>I am a 31 year old who 7 months ago had a Total Abdominal Hysterectomy,
>Right OOphorectomy, Burch Colpo Suspension(type of bladder suspension)
>and Posterior repair for pelvic prolapse with a grade 3 cystocele and
>grade 2 rectocele. Since my left ovary was left in, I had hoped to get
>by without hormone replacement. Two months post op, it was evident that
>I needed something more and was started on Premarin 0.625 daily.
>Symptoms resolved quickly. 3 months post hysterctomy, I developed
>another cystocele which quickly "stretched" to a grade 3 again!!
>Urethral support was still intact with no leaking; just urgency
>incontinence that wasn't there post op. Since having an anterior repair
>3 weeks ago, I feel terribly hormone imbalanced! I am unsure if this is
>just post op depression or if 0.625 is not enough. How much hormone
>should a 31 year old take? Could my remaining left ovary become
>nonfunctional because of my current hormone replacement therapy? My next
>appointment isn't for 3 more weeks and I would like another opinion
>before my appointment. My dr. is sometimes known to be conservative.
>Thank you for your help.

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