Vaginal Estrace users - do you take progesterone?

[izazen]

I just started taking Estrace (2 weeks every night to start with and M,W,F after that.)

I was just wondering if I should be taking progesterone, too.

I still have my uterus. I'm 63 and went into menopause 10 years ago.

Thanks.

P.S. I take 1 gram only on each insertion.

[dg2901]

I've been on Estrace vaginal cream for 3 years; i gram every other day, due to premature ovarian failure after a hysterectomy. I've never been told that I should be taking progesterone too.
Since everyones hormone levels are different, along with having different medical history, I would suggest running this question by your prescribing DR to get his opinion.

Hope this finds you well.
Diana

[asilva]

Typically, if you still have a uterus, your doctor will want you to take progesterone every two or three months to have a period. THis is to keep the lining of the uterus from building up. I am 53, have been taking 1 gram of Estrace vaginal cream three times a week for a year and take Prochieve vaginal progesterone cream once every 3 months to have a period. I also have gone through menopause and hadn't had a period in about 6 years, so I wasn't thrilled about having to go through that all again, but it is better than having the uterine lining building up. You probably need to discuss this with your doctor.

[sami4]

Vaginal Estrace

It is up to your doctor what his general ideas about vaginal estrace in such a tiny dose regarding to progesterone or not to progesterone.
If you still have your uterus, he may give you the option of taking a vaginal progesterone and cycling on it. It you take oral and vaginal HRT, then he could have you take oral P daily and not cycle.
He probably will order a ultrasound to determine what your lining is to start, and then could monitor any build up if he just uses E only.

[asilva]

That's true. I take vaginal Estrace and Estrogel topical gel, as well, so that is probably why she wants me to take progesterone.