Birth control

Thanks. Yeah I'm thinking of getting back on it. I just worry about birth control and having a history of breast cancer in my family.

@Mama_m02 Def talk to your doctor about it :)

@Erin P How are you doing now? I now take oral progesterone and estradiol patch plus crème

@Schoolie93 I’m 59 and on estrogen-it helps. I’m glad you are taking hormones. Are they helping.

@Erin P Yes I am 56 and keep hoping I will get to menopause but my labs don’t show I’m in menopause yet! How about you? Do you take the estradiol patch, the crème or both and how many mg are you taking? I take 1mg patch and 1mg or a pump of estradoil crème and progesterone orally 150mg.

@Erin P They help some but I have bad weeks so I’m wondering if I’m still ovulating. I had a hysterectomy a few years ago and kept ovaries so I won’t know by my periods

@Schoolie93 You may want to ask your obgyn if what you are taking is delaying menopause as 56 is definitely late to start. When did your mom start? Estradiol orally of the only thing that works for hormonally.

@Schoolie93 I suggest having your obgyn write an order so you can have your hormone levels checked on a good day and a bad day. They won’t won’t to do it but tell them you need to know. For me personally I discovered that patches don’t work for me as sometimes I would get absolutely zero hormone from it.

@Erin P Wow really because I kind of felt that too. So do you only do the crème

@Erin P HRT does not prevent you from going into menopause. Take an FSH blood test. If your above 30, your in menopause

@Schoolie93 I do a pill

@Erin P Have you had your blood work FSH taken, you may already be in menopause. I want to go on pill but doctor won’t let me until I’m in menopause 😩

@Schoolie93 I still have periods and pms

@Erin P Omgosh really .. Wow you don’t hear that too often. We had a friend whose mom got pregnant in mid 60’s but I didn’t even know that was possible . I’m like the last one of my friends that hasn’t gone into menopause and I have younger friends. So crazy how maybe we have more eggs . I just don’t know. Well they say it’s better the longer you have that health wise so at least you benefit from that . Having this late in life. Is your pill the estradiol pill? Sorry if I asked you before my brain fog is bad today

@Schoolie93 Yes estradiol