WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for November, 2002: Re: Lupron confusion

Re: Lupron confusion

From: Gail (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 18 Nov 2002 23:19:27 -0600 (CST)

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At Thu, 14 Nov 2002, Deborah wrote: >
>I was just prescribed Lupron by my GYN and am confused because I do not
>have ovaries and therefore I do not produce the estrogen that Lupron is
>supposed to stop. I am 47 years old.
>

I (42) am in a similar situation, had a TAH and BSO 7 years ago, but about a year ago my pain got worse and some spotting/bleeding came back. I have a mass where my right ovary used to be, and some cyclical spotting or bleeding, so my doctors think I may have residual ovarian tissue, although the blood tests for FSH and estradiol were not as conclusive as hoped. I initially refused Lupron because, like you, I did not see how it could work in me, but now have given in, even though we don't know for sure whether I have any ovarian tissue left. I had my first Lupron shot last week, and things are currently pretty bad with respect to pain and bleeding, but I hope that is the effect of the Lupron, and that it is actually starting to work, since it initially aggravates the symptoms. I am scheduled for some more testing to exclude some other conditions in December, and my doctor thought I did not have anything to loose to try Lupron in the meantime. I had pretty severe menopausal symptoms in any case for the last year after stopping Premarin (and yet my symptoms got worse!), and I decided the risks associated with Lupron are relatively minor compared to major surgery. If it helps to delay surgery for a while, I'll be happy, but no one really has any idea how much of a chance I have that this will actually work. Maybe your doctor thinks you have some ovarian tissue that was left behind also? It is not uncommon with severe endometriosis.

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Gail

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