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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My doc says I'm not ready for HRT because my cycle is regular. Because I am showing signs of perimenopause, she recommends low dose BC with estrogen. Later I will be a candidate for HRT.[/quote]

Isn’t BC HRT?[/quote]

It's MORE THAN HRT. The doses are higher than the hormone doses in most HRT regimens. This is why BC is used to "take control of your menstrual cycle" as part of IVF regimens and HRT is not. The BC pill doses, while they are lower than they have been (although note: the lowest-dose options often do not work as well for women over 150 lbs), are high enough to suppress the body's natural hormone production and replace it with the synthetic. [/quote]

The level of hormones you get from bc when you still get your period is less than if you supplement with hrt. That’s the point drs make [/quote]

That could be true - they’re just different. The lowest dose estrogen patch only raises estradiol to average 30 pg/mL, according to the package insert. That’s lower than would be found in a premenopausal woman through most of the cycle. [/quote]

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