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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am the one who mentioned "second menopause" and stopping Mecosta and Vagifem.
I had to stop because I was diagnosed with hormone sensitive breast cancer in 2021. I didn't mention that because I figured people would jump all over me for allegedly implying a connection WHICH I AM NOT.  But imo it would be nuts to keep taking estrogen in case any cells are still floating around. 
"Second menopause." Funny I have used that phrase at oncology and ob gyn and nobody quibbles. Obviously the official pause was a year after LMP. 
But after 11 years of no hot flashes their resumption after stopping the patch and the diagnosed vaginal atrophy after no topical hormone was an unpleasant surprise. 
The flashes are dwindled. The vag is a wreck. Even with moisturizers recommended by gyn sex is too painful.[/quote]

Do you take anything to prevent it from happening again?

I am so jealous of the women who get to take supplements.   I am on cancer drugs that wipe out all of my estrogen in an attempt to starve the tumors.

I have aged 10 years very quickly. Hair loss, dry skin, nonexistent vagina, short term memory loss.   Eyesight worse. Gained stomach weight 15 lbs.  I go in the bakery sometimes and forget the name of the pastry so I have to point.   It’s tough. [/quote]

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