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Re: HRT Symptoms?

From: Robert Radnich, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 12 Apr 1998 08:20:21 -0500 (CDT)


If you are taking only estrogen, I assume you have had a hysterectomy and also perhaps an oophorectomy. Many feel that in the absence of any ovarian function it is a good practice to add some testosterone to HRT. This might alleviate your symptoms. Discuss this with your GYN.

At Sat, 11 Apr 1998, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>I've been on 1.25mg estrogen for almost 10 years. During this time I've
>noticed that I no longer have underarm and leg hairs. Also, I sometimes
>wake up to find my nightshirt collar sweat-soaked - am I having "hot
>flashes"? These "night sweats" never occur during the day. But doesn't
>"hot flashes" affect the entire body and not just the head area that
>seems to be my case? Are all these symptoms indicative of taking too
>little estrogen?
>
>Thank you for providing a valuable service to many of us. I think most
>of us have just one gynecologist and it helps to get the opinions of
>other professionals.




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