If anyone has personal experience with this or can direct me to the right thread I would appreciate it.Hi Cynthia,
We also share some things...I had total hyster with both ovaries removed when I was 40...I am on an estrogen patch...vivelle-dot...it is considered a "natural" estrogen, in that it is estriol...and since it is a patch, it is better at bypassing the liver...My Dr. has just recently added a topical compounded cream with progesterone/testosterone. I am not sure that the recent additions are helping yet...I do know that when I don't use the estrogen patch...well...I'll just say I cannot even hardly "stand myself"...lol...In addition to my recent diagnosis of SLE and Sjogren's I also have a bladder disease (IC), and low estrogen can make it much worse. Before my hyster, my Ob-Gyn had always said she hoped I would never need one, as the lack of estrogen would be rough with my IC. I ended up with a solid ovarian mass, and I had no choice. I do have high cholesterol, have had for years, and cannot take any of the meds for it ( it is misleading to think that if one is thin that their cholesterol would be ok, I am proof of that!)...I did worry about the estrogen, and risk of clots more because of my high cholesterol. However, I was told that estrogen can sometimes have a lowering effect on it...and for me that has been the case...my levels have come down about 50 points...I cannot say for sure why...but am glad they have...
Anyways, I did read where you do have APS, and I know you and your Dr. are the best judge of what is best for you...Just wanted to share a little about me, it may help someone else.??..
Good luck to you!
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We also share some things...I had total hyster with both ovaries removed when I was 40...I am on an estrogen patch...vivelle-dot...it is considered a "natural" estrogen, in that it is estriol...and since it is a patch, it is better at bypassing the liver...My Dr. has just recently added a topical compounded cream with progesterone/testosterone. I am not sure that the recent additions are helping yet...I do know that when I don't use the estrogen patch...well...I'll just say I cannot even hardly "stand myself"...lol...In addition to my recent diagnosis of SLE and Sjogren's I also have a bladder disease (IC), and low estrogen can make it much worse. Before my hyster, my Ob-Gyn had always said she hoped I would never need one, as the lack of estrogen would be rough with my IC. I ended up with a solid ovarian mass, and I had no choice. I do have high cholesterol, have had for years, and cannot take any of the meds for it ( it is misleading to think that if one is thin that their cholesterol would be ok, I am proof of that!)...I did worry about the estrogen, and risk of clots more because of my high cholesterol. However, I was told that estrogen can sometimes have a lowering effect on it...and for me that has been the case...my levels have come down about 50 points...I cannot say for sure why...but am glad they have...
Anyways, I did read where you do have APS, and I know you and your Dr. are the best judge of what is best for you...Just wanted to share a little about me, it may help someone else.??..
Good luck to you!
I
