Posted by Ed O`Flaherty on December 18, 2005, at 19:45:10
In reply to Re: Estrogen for perimenopausal depression?, posted by rjlockhart on December 18, 2005, at 16:59:33
I live in Ireland and we sometimes prescribe estrogen in perimenopausal women with hot flushes and night sweats which the woman finds intolerable.If the patient has not had a hysterectomy we usually add progesterone too or fit a Mirena coil/i.u.c.d.There is a very small risk of breast cancer so we tend to prescribe HRT only if essential.
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