can i just stop taking estrogen and progesterone?
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Quitting Hormone Replacement Therapy Most don't have any problems while they stop, however, stopping suddenly does increase the risk of menopausal symptoms returning, so you should not stop taking your HRT without consulting your doctor.
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To alter the date of your period, causing it to occur one week later than you currently expect, you should continue taking hormone pills for an extra week, then switch to the non-hormonal week. To do this you need an extra pack of pills. Some women, especially athletes, never stop taking hormone pills.
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Taking only the active combination pills If you take the active pills continuously, you won't get a period until you stop them. If you stop taking active pills, you may experience a “withdrawal” bleed, which is similar to your period. Dabney recommends that you allow this to happen once every three to four months.
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Stopping HRT There's no limit on how long you can take HRT, but talk to a GP about how long they recommend you take the treatment. Most women stop taking it once their menopausal symptoms pass, which is usually after a few years.
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["Maintain a healthy body weight. Excess weight causes a woman's body to produce more estrogen. ... ", 'Reduce stress. Stress triggers the production of stress hormones and can cause the kidneys to convert hormones like progesterone to cortisol. ... ', 'Refrain from overexercising.']
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Estrogen also prevents thinning of the bones (osteoporosis) in menopausal women. Progestin is added to estrogen in hormone replacement therapy to reduce the risk of uterine cancer in women who still have their uterus.
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Things that affect hormone levels, like taking estrogen after menopause, birth control pills, or tamoxifen; the number of menstrual cycles (over a lifetime), pregnancy, certain ovarian tumors, and polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) Use of an intrauterine device (IUD) Age. Diet and exercise.
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A review of 54 studies in 1996 found that women have a slightly higher risk of breast cancer while they're taking birth control pills that contain both estrogen and progestin and during the 10 years after they stop taking the pills. Progestin-only pills also increased risk, but not as much.
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The estrogen to relieve symptoms of menopause, protect their bones and keep various body tissues normal, and progesterone to prevent overgrowth of cells in the uterus that are stimulated by the estrogen. Women on HRT who take progesterone for 12 days out of the month will continue to have a monthly menstruation.
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As your ovaries age and release fewer hormones, FSH and LH can no longer perform their usual functions to regulate your estrogen, progesterone and testosterone. These inevitable changes in your hormones and natural decline of estrogen levels during menopause can significantly affect your health for years to come.
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Many of the effects of hormone therapy are reversible, if you stop taking them. The degree to which they can be reversed depends on how long you have been taking them. Some breast growth, and possibly reduced or absent fertility are not reversible.
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In fact, about half of all women who stop taking hormones cold turkey will do just fine. The other half will find that the menopausal symptoms that led them to take hormones in the first place come back with a vengeance.
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Bleeding may be expected to cease within six days. When estrogen is given as well, the administration of progesterone is begun after two weeks of estrogen therapy. If menstrual flow begins during the course of injections of progesterone, they are discontinued.
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Estrogen pills put the hormone estrogen into your system. They're the most common treatment for menopausal symptoms. There are also combination pills that include both estrogen and progestin.
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A: Eating a diet full of nutrients and omega 3 fatty acids, such as cold water fish or flax, improves the ability of the body to produce progesterone. Take in Vitamin B and C rich foods every day, as the body does not store them, and they are essential to reducing estrogen to balance progesterone.
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Stopping HRT The risk is linked to all types of HRT except vaginal oestrogen. The increased risk of breast cancer falls after you stop taking HRT, but some increased risk remains for more than 10 years compared to women who have never used HRT. When you decide to stop, you can choose to do so suddenly or gradually.
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Birth control pills containing both estrogen and progesterone can lower your risk of this type of cancer. The longer you take them, the lower your risk. The benefit seems to last for at least a decade after you stop. An IUD might also help lower your risk of endometrial cancer.