If you have had a hysterectomy, you may be wondering where hormone replacement therapy fits for you now.
Hormone therapy after your surgery
The clinician who has your surgical records can tell you what applies, including whether the reason for the surgery or what was removed changes the answer.
Gathering the details of your surgery
The facts of your surgery are the best place to start the conversation.
Things to gather ahead of the appointment:
- The date of your surgery and the name of the procedure.
- Whether your ovaries were kept or removed.
- The reason for the surgery and any related diagnoses.
- A list of current medicines and supplements.
- Your main symptoms and when they began.
Bring them so the clinician can work from your records. If they cannot explain why a choice fits you, ask again or get a second opinion.
Papers from your surgery to have in hand
Request your operative records from the hospital if you do not have them. Then ask the clinician what the plan would cost, how it would be reviewed and how to stop if you want to.
While you wait for the visit, a gentle pair of reads is a national health service's page on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and a hospital health library's page on hormone therapy for menopause symptoms. Neither is about your surgery in particular, so bring them along and ask what applies to you.
Your records guide the answer
Whether hormone replacement therapy is right for you after surgery is for a licensed clinician to decide with your surgical records in front of them.