Polyps – Sue ’ s story

The post Polyps – Sue’s story appeared first on Hysterectomy Association. I didn’t in fact end up having a hysterectomy. I had Polyps removed in December and the biopsy they did then showed Complex Hyperplasia. I was told by the Consultant to stop the HRT I was on (I take the one that still gives you periods) as I had Complex Hyperplasia and to take some continual form of progesterone, preferably the Myrena Coil and to stop taking any form of oestrogen. I was told categorically by several Consultants that it was the only course of action. I decided against the Myrena Coil as my daughter had had a terrible time when she had one fitted and decided to go with the continued progesterone orally. However, I found that I couldn’t stop taking oestrogen as the migraines l got when stopping prevented me from doing anything and so I didn’t even get as far as taking any of the continual progesterone. . I have been on HRT for over 10 years. The Consultants would not listen to me that I had caused the problem myself by a misunderstanding. I had polyps removed in December (this is when the biopsy revealed Complex Hyperplasia). Prior to this I had been bleeding for about 2 weeks out of every 4 weeks since June. As I had thought I was having periods, in fact it was the polyps bleeding, I hadn’t taken the progesterone part of my HRT (so by now I hadn’t had any progesterone for about 6 months). I told the Consultants that I was sure that if I just resumed the normal HRT t...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - Category: OBGYN Authors: Tags: Health Conditions complex hyperplasia polyps Source Type: news