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What Causes Prolonged Heavy Periods While On Estradiol?

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Posted on Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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Question : Hi,
Have been taking 1mg of Estradiol for several months (54 years old) for menopause symptoms and it worked great. Now I am having long and very HEAVY periods, should I be concerned? Thanks
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Answered by Dr. Sameer Kumar (7 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
post menopausal bleed should be investigated for endometrial cancer

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for the query to HCM,
Post menopausal bleeding should always be investigated for any evidence of endometrial hyperplasia and to rule out endometrial cancer. As you have been on estradiol tab 1mg daily since long it would have definitely cause endometrial hyperplasia and what you are experiencing now is a irregular shedding in absence of progesterone support , which is likely to be heavy.
It is important that you get an endometrial biopsy done for histopathological examination to rule out any evidence of atypical endometrial cells and endometrial cancer.
Please visit your physician soon for a complete exam and evaluation.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Sameer Kumar (9 minutes later)
Will call my doctor but it is so hard to get in there and takes several months.
Should I continue taking the Estradiol?
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Answered by Dr. Sameer Kumar (4 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Answered

Detailed Answer:
I suggest you should stop taking estradiol tablets immediately.
and plan for a physician visit soon.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Sameer Kumar (3 minutes later)
Thanks!
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Answered by Dr. Sameer Kumar (1 minute later)
Brief Answer:
thanks.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for using the service.
Please get back with reports for review.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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What Causes Prolonged Heavy Periods While On Estradiol?

Brief Answer: post menopausal bleed should be investigated for endometrial cancer Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for the query to HCM, Post menopausal bleeding should always be investigated for any evidence of endometrial hyperplasia and to rule out endometrial cancer. As you have been on estradiol tab 1mg daily since long it would have definitely cause endometrial hyperplasia and what you are experiencing now is a irregular shedding in absence of progesterone support , which is likely to be heavy. It is important that you get an endometrial biopsy done for histopathological examination to rule out any evidence of atypical endometrial cells and endometrial cancer. Please visit your physician soon for a complete exam and evaluation. Regards