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Default Nov 09, 2024 at 06:46 AM
 
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Originally Posted by Crazy Hitch View Post
So I’ve been researching the tablets my gp gave me for my irregular periods. I’m 46. She’s given me hormone replacement therapy that has a small dose of ostregen and progesterone. I worry about the side effects though. It continually mentions breast cancer and stroke and blood clots so I will have to make a decision before my next period as to whether or not the benefits outweigh the risks.
I have a history of blood clots- one from surgery and one from an unknown source. They are serious! I myself can’t take HRT because of that risk so if I were you I wouldn’t take the birth control pills. But that’s just my experience. This also means I can’t take HRT when I hit menopause either.

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