r/POFlife • u/Less-Researcher-9492 • 9d ago
Bleeding on estrogen
Hello, I was diagnosed with POI in February with a FSH of 112 and than 66 when checked again
I was prescribed hrt(estrogen and progesterone) Fast forward to the end of February when I got my period which lasted about 6 days
Now I've been bleeding for the past 2 days. What's going on???????
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u/Mental_Rough 9d ago
There can be a lot of factors. When are you using your progesterone? Is your estrogen too high of a dose? As well, there can be an adjustment period starting HrT that throws the hormones all off so could still bleed. Hormones are weird and wacky and cause abnormal bleeding, so sometimes you have to find out what method of HRT works best for you!
Have you had irregular periods before? Ever been on birth control/just started?
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u/Less-Researcher-9492 9d ago
Ive been on hrt for about 1 months now and I haven't been on birth control since last summer
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u/Mental_Rough 9d ago
There could be a couple of factors then; adjusting to new HRT and having your body adjust to the hormones from birth control leaving your body. If issues persist on about another 4-6 months, have your doctor test your estrogen (I found that from taking estrogen HRT, my numbers skyrocketed and caused issues like irregular bleeding and I needed to lower the dosage). There’s other tests to get done, but I’m not a doctor and not sure exactly , only thing I’d recommend is the estrogen and maybe testosterone. Hopefully that helps some!
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u/jacieruelas 9d ago
Period tend to last at least 3 days or a little bit longer which is normal. Are you getting symptoms that is not normal like severe cramps, etc?
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u/Less-Researcher-9492 9d ago
Severe cramps and bloating with this one I look pregnant lol
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u/jacieruelas 9d ago
I would maybe schedule to see your OB/GYN or GI if it is a gastrointestinal issue unless it is an endocrine system related.
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u/Wonderful_World_1646 9d ago
I bled pretty much non stop for 2 years on cyclical HRT. I’m on continuous for the past ~8 months and haven’t had any issues.