Experiences with

Menopausal and perimenopausal disorders

Hi everyone ☺️ happy new year! I went on HRT patches a year ago to see if that helped with my pain (pre-diagnosis of fibromyalgia) but it has done nothing for my pain levels and I was wanting to come off them to see if it made any difference, plus I am an intermittent faster and this naturally aligns

Has anybody ever had issues with using HRT patches with Lupus???I had no issues for first 2 months then for last 10 days I've need heavily ( haven't had a period for 18 months) as I'm in the menopause and the back pain is awful. I'm seeing the Gp in a few days but wondered if anyone else has ever had

Hi, New poster here! I had been on Decapeptyl 3 monthly injections for 34 months! Stopped in October. It has now been 18 weeks and my cycle has not started yet. I did initially have a lot of hormonal symptoms/period pains and was recently given HRT patches which appear to have settled these! I was

Hi, I am wondering if anyone would be able to tell me how long it took for them to get a period after stopping triptorelin and HRT? Thanks in advance.

Hi all, I was supposed to have my third FET (a fully medicated cycle on the NHS) in October but I somehow ovulated earlier. So they gave me Buserelin to try to shut off my own hormones and take control with medication so I could do another cycle in Nov. But I developed estrogen cysts on both ovaries

Has anyone experienced weight gain, hairfall and foot numbness due to adalimumab. Everyday i am facing new challange

I was diagnosed with PD June last year and recently also been diagnosed with a prostatic obstruction and been advised to have a Turp procedure. I’m looking for anyone who’s had the procedure with pd and how it went. Steve

I had a total hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy in January following endometriosis diagnosis. The surgeon thinks I had endometriosis for at least ten years due to the amount of tissue that was actually there so was fortunate in a way to only have awful symptoms in the few months prior

Can anyone help interpret these results please? I had a hysterectomy in 2018 & haven't taken anything until very recently....started hrt gel about 2 months ago but not very consistent with taking. Gp wants me to keep going with it, but doctors comments on my tests from blue horizon was estrogen high.

can jakafi cause lower sodium, chloride and sugar?anyone have this.?

I thought it was toothache it is ih fact gum problems just on one side next to a tooth that is nearly all gone the tooth went years ago . Every now and again I have a nigglying problem but it goes with a bit of clove oil .This time it has been hanging around for over a week I ignored it at first and

The Guardian newspaper is doing a piece as part of journalistic campaign on women's health in the light of the UK Parliamentary Report. It was headlined recently in the news. They are looking for women's experiences of gynaecology issues and is looking in depth at how that was managed medically.

I was looking for information regarding cholesterol medication "ezetimibe" and I came across this article. There seams to be a relation between regulating lipid accumulation and CLL. I am currently not taking ezetimibe but I do plan to have a conversation with my doctor to see if we should consider

Several years ago I was diagnosed as having Vaginal Atrophy ( now called GSM ) but , only recently started using Vagifem Pessaries.After 4 weeks I have a really sore heavy feeling left breast . I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this and is there an alternative out there ?

I am post menopausal and have been having hot flushes for 8-9years so far, I don't mind that so much but I do get concerned about the people around me: I have sometimes become very irritable, snappy and shouting and I feel really bad about it full stop . I already have been using pregnonalone, I'm on

I've been using Wellsprings 20-1 cream for about 6-8 months but it doesn't seem to be helping with hot flushes, I also take evening primrose, black cohosh, sage and the last sage i bought has red clover in it. Has anyone got any other advice for hot flushes or is there a different cream that works

Morning everybody,I am pretty sure there are a couple of you that know a bit about anatomy!A long standing problem of mine has been neck problems,,dr ordered a scan but I opted for private because of the wait and the awful discomfort I am in Doc said not much on the scan that gives him concern but would

Hi All, does anyone have any experience with Hyperprolactinaemia whilst being on HRT? I’ve been on bio identical HRT for two years for perimenopause and since my prolactin has been high over the last few months it’s completely messed up my menstrual cycles. I’ve gone from being consistent at around

Hello fellow warriors. I desperately need advice and recommendations for a combined HRT for endo plus menopause symptoms post hysterectomy. Menopause symptoms have been brutal and I feel so overwhelmed. I am 46, never had children, struggled with stage 4 DIE endo, adeno, ovarian cysts. I am currently

Hi, I'm trying to find someone else in a similar situation. I had 4 monthly injections of GnRH as a temporary form of relief for my endometriosis whilst I waited for my follow up Gynae appointment. My last injection was in September and my period still hasn't returned? Is this normal? I was told my periods