Re: Injectable estrogen
From: =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi Sámuel ?= (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 26 Jan 2003 05:50:31 -0800
Hi Marianna,
Your dr was OK with performing hormone test and ultrasound. I can!t make sense of your estrogen value as no dimension is provided (pmol/l or pg/l).
Anyhow, if your uterine lining (endometrium) was thin, it is only a question of dosage and none of pills vs injections to get it thicken. I.e. if estrace was not enough at the given dose, your dr should have doubled (or even trippled it). Estraace is a menopausal med which is intended to releive mp. symptoms, without inducing a bleeding.
For your (drs) info
Sam
> >Hi Marianna,
> >
> >Havev you had any hormone tests, ultrasound exam before being prescribed
> >those hormones?
> >It is impossible that one can not induce a bleeding with the right amounts
> >and right combination of these hormones. As estrogens are readily absorbed
> >from the digestive system, I see no point in injecting them, plus you should
> >get a shot every day or every other.
> >Looking forward to your info
> >
> >Sam (Ob/Gyn, RE)
> >Dear Sam,
> I have had hormone testing and my estrogen level was low and the
> ultrasound showed a thin uterine lining. The estrogen level was only
> ..46 and I was on Estrace then. The doctor is trying to thicken the
> uterine linign with the estrogen injections. Hope to hear back from you
> soon.
> >> My name is Marianne Koval and I have been diagnosised with PCOS. I am
> >> 21 years old and have been on various hormones. The hormones I have
> >> been on are Provera,Prometrium, Estrace (estrogen), Premarin. I have
> >> also been on Glucophage. None of the medications seem to get me to
> >> bleed. The doctor is thinking I am metabolizing the estrogen to fast or
> >> the estrogen is not getting to my blood stream. Now the reproductive
> >> endocrinologist/gyn has prescribed me aa injectable estrogen called
> >> Delestrogen. Has anyone heard of it before? Does anyone know whether
> >> this is a common thing to prescribe? I had never heard of it before I
> >> went to the doctor. Please help.
> >>
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