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[3894]

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

Women doctors? Depends.

So true. The most incompetent, negligent ob/gyn I ever had the displeasure of dealing with is a woman. The two most competent, most compassionate ob/gyns I have ever had were men. Get the best you can find, regardless of whether the doctor is male or female.

[Not Afraid]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

The fact that both of you say this catches my attention. I've talked to many women with menopause and other things going on and I do wonder if this would affect that.

I'm not menopausel. I'm not even pre-menopausel. I probably have another 10 years of this. My body does what ever other woman'tbody does every 28 days - like clockwork. And, since I haven't been taking ANY hormones for about 10 years now, my periods are easier and less problem-imposing than they've ver been. With a few month of bandess when I was taking tamoxifen and also before the thyroid dosage was adjested - one is a hormone one effect hormone production.)

The fact that I got breast cancer at a young age probably has to do with 4 things:
-I messed with my hormones by taking the pill for a very long time
-I drank heavily for a good 10 years
-I have a family history of POST-menopausel breast cancer
-I got pregnant late (at 32) and I wasn't only pregnant for 5 1/2 months, so it didn't really cancel out the other bd hormone abuse.

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

I have to say that I would never, ever get breast augmentation, barring a replacement for a mastectomy. The idea of inserting bags of liquid in my body to make me look prettier repulses me. I'm not judging anyone else's decision - I just know it's not for me.

So, inserting a bag of liquid repulses you, but ingesting hormones daily to augment your breasts does not? I don't see what the difference is.

Augementation is probably a LOT safer.

Oh, and the most wonderful gyno I ever had was a male and the 3 horrid ones were all female. Today, I just go with good regardless of gender.

[MouseWife]

As I've said, the women in my family aren't very talkative about this. I guess it makes them feel older? They are all older than I am and damnit, it would be nice to have some advice. But, also, 3 of my 6 older sisters are from my mother, not my father. So, whatever they tell me could be hit or miss.

NA, we are about the same age. Are you going by family history or general cases?

Hit or miss with the OB/Gyn also. Some times it seems the female ones expect me to know things I don't and then sometimes the males figure I don't know what I do.

[Not Afraid]

Originally Posted by MouseWife

NA, we are about the same age. Are you going by family history or general cases?

Family history. I have 2 older sisters and my Mom to go by. All three were over 55 when they stopped having regular periods. My one sister even got pregnant naturally at 49 (but miscarried). I haven't had ANY signs of menopause yet as 44 wanes. Yes, folks, I could still get preggers. God help us.

[3894]

Hey, well I'm in menopause. Had a little perimenopause and then a hysterectomy and both ovaries removed. My mother died when I was in my mid-30s so I never asked her about this stage of life.

[lashbear]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

Yes, folks, I could still get preggers. God help us.

But would you call the child €urofraid or Notmeinke ?

[Prudence]

You doctor is giving you a load of horse-hooey. And if he does this now, about this issue, what's going to happen when you have a serious health issue and have to make a difficult health issue between unpleasant options? Are you going to get all the options or just the ones he likes?

[MouseWife]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

Family history. I have 2 older sisters and my Mom to go by. All three were over 55 when they stopped having regular periods. My one sister even got pregnant naturally at 49 (but miscarried). I haven't had ANY signs of menopause yet as 44 wanes. Yes, folks, I could still get preggers. God help us.

Oh God. My mother can't remember if she had breakfast........

Aw, NA, you wouldn't need any help.

[MouseWife]

Originally Posted by Prudence

Are you going to get all the options or just the ones he likes?

That concerns me, as well. Are the options he is offering up based on his beliefs? Only on what he knows? His religious background? Well, he or any doctor for that matter.

Oo, I was always concerned when I'd go to the pediatrician. I read a lot of magazines and I know they are updated frequently. Possibly more frequently than doctors are updated on what is new. I would question the doctor about things and he wouldn't know.

[bewitched]

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

You also get fuller and more lustrous hair.

And after, all that new hair falls out. Then, every three years (the length of a hair cycle) your hair thins again. I love it.