Proving Estrogen as a Definite Cause of Endometrial Uterine Cancer - 323 | Menopause Taylor

[@melissaculpepper7663]

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[@MenopauseTaylor]

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[@MenopauseTaylor]

@@lightningandthunder2861 I never "recommend" anything. You should figure out what works for YOU. That's all that matters.

[@mcanultymichelle]

I like how you always sumerise your teaching’s at the end. It helps.

[@MenopauseTaylor]

I'm glad. I try to do everything I can to make your education easy and flawless.

[@AgingNaturallywithJodylynn]

This was very informative. Last year, my body had endometrial ovarian cancer. I was using estrogen with progesterone. Thankfully, it did not spread. My gynecologist and oncologist both said estrogen did not cause the cancer. However, the tumor came back estrogen sensitive and I'm no longer able to use estrogen. I do not understand how a tumor comes back estrogen sensitive but is not the cause? Your videos are so very wonderful! Thank you!

[@tiffanyhunt9847]

What forms of estrogen and progesterone were you using Jodylynn? So glad the cancer was caught early!

[@httran9098]

Estrogen didn't cause cancer but unopposed estrogen likeky leads to cancer.

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[@Catherine-Terra]

How does one know that the ratio of Hrt is correct for their body? Is everyone a little different in how much progesterone is needed to adequately oppose a certain amount of estrogen?😵‍💫

[@MenopauseTaylor]

Every woman is different. And everything requires tailoring specifically to YOU. That's what I do in consultations. Always remember that women are not robots. This education is YOUR menopause YOUR way.

[@Catherine-Terra]

Well there should be a ratio or something that help women know that it’s an adequate amount to cover the level of estrogen they take. That’s what I would like to know in general. Should be more straight forward for a menopausal woman since no extreme cycle changes happening. That’s the kind of info that can help arm women to be proactive with their own providers.

[@MenopauseTaylor]

@@Catherine-Terra It's not that simple. You have to take pharmacology, therapeutics, molecular biology, and biochemistry into account. It will never be as simple as a ratio. But I can do this for YOU and YOUR particular products in a consultation.

[@harleyrider4629]

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[@MenopauseTaylor]

Thank YOU, Harley, for appreciating my efforts. I love knowing that YOU are a student here at Menopause University, too. We welcome men!

[@harleyrider4629]

Thank you

[@MenopauseTaylor]

@@harleyrider4629 My pleasure!

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[@MenopauseTaylor]

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[@Nantes2011]

Hi Dr Taylor, can you also talk about dizziness, hormones and menopause? Thanks ❤

[@mcanultymichelle]

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@@mcanultymichelle i fainted and lost consciousness too, my beloved dog was there by my side

[@LourdesGzz]

I've had vertigo too and it makes me feel so unsecure, also I noticed I developed a fear of highs, it's been a nightmare :(

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[@elenahodgson7807]

Dr Taylor, what about taking vaginal estrogen? Do you still need to take progesterone as well?

[@christalynn73]

I am wondering the same

[@melissaculpepper7663]

She will direct you to watch ALL of her videos IN ORDER. She wants women educated on our biology and our female-specific hormones, so she will state over and over to become a student of your biology! She has offered a fantastic and expansive education via her videos. You are doing yourself a HUGE disservice if you do not educate yourself. Vaginal estradiol is for the vagina only! It cannot course throughout your body. Many gyn’s do not even know this! I learned this through Dr. Taylor’s videos. The vagina needs a lot of estrogen to not atrophy, post menopause.

[@teriteri5994]

@@melissaculpepper7663 I take vaginal estrogen at the prescribed dose by my doctor, I wonder if the dose is high enough when you mention the vagina needs A LOT of Estrogen? My doctor said to use it only twice to three times a week, but it doesn’t help much, so I use much more frequently than that during the week, and it still doesn’t seem to be that effective. I’m wondering if I should use it everyday??

[@lf9341]

@@teriteri5994 I'm just curious what it does if it is just vaginal.? I was on the patches and a progesterone iud but it gave me terrible melasma so I got off it.

[@teriteri5994]

@@lf9341 I do know by watching Dr. Taylor’s videos that the estrogen in vaginal cream stays local to the vagina only and does not get absorbed into the bloodstream (only a very small amount gets absorbed). So it shouldn’t cause you to develop melasma. But if you are only on vaginal estrogen it won’t prevent the three major diseases of menopause Dr. Taylor talks about. Because of my age I’m trying to find a Dr. who will prescribe HRT for me if it is safe, that’s why I’m only on vaginal estrogen cream right now.

[@cm1906]

Hi Dr Taylor - I have a question. About 18:55 minutes into the video you state: “There’s a perfect correlation with the timing between initiating estrogen replacement and the timing of diagnosis of endometrial uterine cancer. It matches the time frame necessary for estrogen to cause the cancer.” (Timing test) I naturally got curious about how long it (approximately) takes, based on the studies, for unopposed estrogen to cause the cancer, depending on the different dosages of estrogen, I assume?

[@MenopauseTaylor]

Cancers take years to develop. I taught you this in the unit preceding this one, on Cancer in General. But every situation is different because other risk factors play into the picture. For example: If you have a lot of fat that produces estrone, in addition to the estrogen replacement, cancer will probably develop earlier than if you don't.

[@cm1906]

@@MenopauseTaylor Thank you. I understand. However, based on what you said in the video when discussing the “timing test”, it sounded like a necessary time frame for (unopposed) estrogen replacement to cause the endometrial uterine cancer had been established. This is what I was asking about, and I quoted your sentences to make clear what I was curious about.

[@MenopauseTaylor]

@@cm1906 The biggest factor of all is the individual woman. So, that's why it's different for different women.

[@DaniDan-s3f]

Creative, helpful, entertaining🌸💕 I’m post menopausal 5 years, 55 y o. Estrogen progesterone HRT for 5 years. Ultrasound says uterus is 12 mm, no bleeding, Massive fibroids, symptom free, except my stomach is pouchy. Going to get hysterectomy. Tiered of dealing with uterus related issues since i was 16.

[@MenopauseTaylor]

This is precisely the kind of thing for which I do one-on-one consultations. You definitely need one. I cannot tailor things specifically to you in a comment box. It requires much more information than you can give me here, and you deserve much more information than I can give you here. No two women are alike, and addressing your situation requires tailoring all the facts specifically to YOU. I do them all via online video conferencing. You can schedule at MenopauseTaylor.ME. I look forward to meeting you and helping you.

[@dawnsmith7896]

I just turned 61. I had to find a new gyno and she immmwdiately did a vaginal ultrasound which indicated I was very abnormal thick especially considering I had an ablation done 13 years ago so I am scheduled for hysterectomy in 2 weeks. Scary!! Anyways she just prescribed vaginal estradiol 1 gram 3x week. Does this increase my risk at all? I’m scared to start it!

[@dawnsmith7896]

Let me add to this. 2 months ago I started taking pro-gest otc on my own after listening to Barbara O’Neil

[@olinayoung6287]

Definitely made your case & an excellent lesson as usual 💖🌟💖🌟! Thank you Dr Taylor

[@MenopauseTaylor]

You are so very welcome, dear Olina.

[@RT-io8it]

Hello Dr. Taylor..a big fan for many years. Thank you very much for all the work you’ve done to educate us. I am 55 still menstruating quite regularly. In a yearly check up 2-3 fibroids were discovered - very small in size. One just indenting the endometrium. Estradiol tests were done - 877 with normal fsh and then again on day 3 of cycle with the result at 471. Is this something to worry about? I’m afraid of anything invasive and would love to hear of whether there are non invasive ways to check for prognosis.

[@MenopauseTaylor]

PLEASE schedule a consultation with me. This is precisely the kind of thing for which I do one-on-one consultations. You definitely need one. I cannot tailor things specifically to you in a comment box. It requires much more information than you can give me here, and you deserve much more information than I can give you here. No two women are alike, and addressing your situation requires tailoring all the facts specifically to YOU. I do them all via online video conferencing. You can schedule at MenopauseTaylor.ME. I look forward to meeting you and helping you.

[@mariadejucilene7659]

Another brilliant video. 👏👏👏 Everything makes sense. The truth, and nothing but the truth. Thank you Judge/Queen/Dr Taylor 😂❤🙏🌷🌈💚

[@allisoncoe9534]

I had heavy bleeding from august for more than 20 days. 9 day respite then another 10 days. A few more smaller and shorter episodes since then. At 56 this is concerning. Tvu shows endometrial hyperplasia despite 15 years of implanon and then estrogen and progesterone. Quite puzzled how this could happen with such a heavy progestin/progesterone presence. 🤔🤔🤔

[@MenopauseTaylor]

You definitely need a consultation for this. This is precisely the kind of thing for which I do one-on-one consultations. You definitely need one. I cannot tailor things specifically to you in a comment box. It requires much more information than you can give me here, and you deserve much more information than I can give you here. No two women are alike, and addressing your situation requires tailoring all the facts specifically to YOU. I do them all via online video conferencing. You can schedule at MenopauseTaylor.ME. I look forward to meeting you and helping you.

[@knackfulknitter]

Very good lesson and I was able to understand it. Watching your videos in order makes it so. I wonder what would happen if those women diagnosed with Endometrial Uterine cancer, from taking estrogen alone (when they had their uterus), continued with the estrogen but started taking progesterone. Hmmmm. Thank you for a most informative video and I wait patiently for next week. ☺💕

[@MenopauseTaylor]

It would depend on HOW they took the progesterone. If they took it in a cyclic regimen, they'd bleed, shedding the lining. (But if cancer had already developed, it would not suffice for treating it.) If they took it in a continuous regimen, they'd either bleed (ditto above) or they would just keep the uterine lining as it is when they started the progesterone, regardless of whether it's thick or thin. But all such scenarios would definitely warrant tailoring to the individual woman.

[@crepesuzette5540]

I hope you do this same thing for breast cancer. Love you Doctor/Attorney/Judge Taylor❣️

[@MenopauseTaylor]

The Breast Cancer unit will begin on May 30, 2023. It will consist of 55 videos. (I'm always about 3 years ahead in creating these videos. So, I've already shot all the videos through the fall of 2025.)

[@crepesuzette5540]

@@MenopauseTaylor You amaze me!

[@MenopauseTaylor]

@@crepesuzette5540 Well, thank you, my dear!

[@sushibowl9707]

Wow! Talking about dedication and passion. Thank you

[@MenopauseTaylor]

@@sushibowl9707 Yep, the one word everybody has always used to describe me is "driven."

[@suspra123]

Tamoxifen caused increased thickening of the endometrium and does this (having taking tamoxifen as an estrogen) also carry a risk going forward for five years? And does insurance cover a progesterone iud for postmenopausal women to protect their uterus?

[@MenopauseTaylor]

Insurance policies differ with regard to everything. And they change their coverage frequently.

[@AnushaYadav]

I am post menopausal..So my doctor wants to offer estrogen patches but says she would not offer progesterone iud in post menopausal women . And do an ultra sound every six months to check the lining.. she also wondered that when you wean off the estrogen patches every few months, then they will have to take out the iud too each time, and that can cause complications... What do you think Dr. Taylor ?

[@christinehoffman1825]

I love the props. Fantastic 😊😊😊

[@MenopauseTaylor]

Thank you, my dear!

[@kellypeters8330]

Absolutely great information!!! 😊

[@MenopauseTaylor]

I'm so glad you found it helpful.

[@SarahHLeslie]

Please discuss Dutch tests.

[@MenopauseTaylor]

The Dutch test is meaningless ... and very expensive. There is no reliable test for hormones that have disappeared. The "normal" value for menopause is 0.

[@jeanetteraichel8299]

Present for class...closing in on 100K subscribers! How about women who were under 50 and not menopausal? What about the effects PCOS has?

[@MenopauseTaylor]

I'll be giving you an entire unit on PCOS ... but it will not begin until April 2025. (It's what I'm working on now. Im always about 3 years ahead.)

[@jeanetteraichel8299]

@@MenopauseTaylor oh my, three years to wait....OK, I'll be patient....

[@MenopauseTaylor]

@@jeanetteraichel8299 I know, I know, But real education is like this.

[@bonniebeenken9207]

Does taking progesterone capsules orally at the same time as supplements and vitamins such as D, C, B, calcium and magnesium detrimentally affect the prescribed absorption of the progesterone medication?

[@MenopauseTaylor]

No, it doesn't affect absorption of HRT at all.

[@sharonbrown9721]

Hello I need to make an appointment with you . What tests do I need before our appointment. I really need help my emotions are all over the place.

[@MenopauseTaylor]

The only tests of importance for a consultation are: (1) Bone density results, if you have had a bone density test (2) Mammogram results (3) Pertinent recent labs, primarily cholesterol studies and thyroid function tests • TSH • If TSH is abnormal, T3 and T4 • Cholesterol tests: Total Cholesterol, HDL, LDL, Triglycerides (4) Specific tests that you'd like me to take into consideration I do NOT need reproductive hormone levels (estrogen, progesterone, testosterone). And it is better if you do not get them. I look forward to meeting you and helping you.

[@ghade5722]

Why the progesterone can't cause endometrial cancer if it have the same effect of estrogen in uterus?

[@MenopauseTaylor]

Oh my! You are very confused. Please, either: Start with video #1 and watch them all in order Or schedule a consultation with me at MenopauseTaylor.ME. You are lacking in the most basic information. ESTROGEN thickens your endometrial lining. It's like fertilizer for grass (with the endometrium being the grass). Progesterone sheds the lining if you don't get pregnant because the thick lining was only there for purposes of cushioning a fetus. It's like a lawnmower.

[@francine2169]

Great content as usual Dr. Taylor... I'm in post menopause and my uterine lining is slightly thicker than where I should be in post menopause (7 mm) otherwise my uterus and ovaries look good! I was wondering if taking a progesterone cream would help to protect the lining or do I need to take both estrogen and progesterone?

[@MenopauseTaylor]

You should schedule a consultation with me at MenopauseTaylor.ME so that you fully understand this, I can tell by your question that you do not have all the information you deserve. You can schedule at MenopauseTaylor.ME, and I do them all online.

[@greenleavesofsummer9673]

Why would a Dr. give Estrogen Patch WITHOUT Progestrone right before Menopause?

[@MenopauseTaylor]

Maybe the doctor knows very little about menopause. If you want my help so that you don't fall prey to mistakes, schedule a consultation with me at MenopauseTaylor.ME. I do them all online.

[@michelles2299]

What do you think of the UK now selling over the counter gina, 10. I don't understand why there is no upper age limit yet if you are 10 years post menopausal you can't go on HRT? I'm just 10 years in December pm I have struggled for years and if I have been to the gp they have advised me to go on antidepressants which I never did because I wasn't depressed if gina, 10 is available if I use that is it the same as HRT?

[@MenopauseTaylor]

There should not be any age limits ... ever. But when you see an age limit involving (1) Medical insurance, (2) National Health Services, or (3) Population guidelines, they are always about money. They boil down to how much the entity is willing to spend on a particular service. So, have everything tailored specifically to YOU rather that assuming the age limit means anything.

[@m.flores6615]

Dr. Taylor, do the explanations in this video apply to the cervix ? Thank you!

[@MenopauseTaylor]

No, No No. Please do not extrapolate. And you can take my words literally. This is precisely why I present everything in units.

[@janinedance102]

I’m 50 and still having regular cycles and no peri menopause symptoms. Do I wait to my period ceases or have symptoms to make an appointment with you?

[@MenopauseTaylor]

Go ahead and schedule a consultation with me at MenopauseTaylor.ME. That way, you'll know what you're doing from the start. I do them all online.

[@beatrichey]

Very informatively scary 🤯

[@MenopauseTaylor]

I know. But I want you to earn it here, and avoid it in your own life.

[@Julia-xf5ps]

Well! We will see what happens in my case then. I’ve taken unopposed estrogen replacement [patches .05] for 11 years. I had a uterine ablation 12 years prior to that. The smart doctors have done ultrasounds to determine, I have no lining in my uterus. The stupid ones insist I take progesterone….. I have unpleasant side effects from progesterone, so after trying it for a year, I threw it out and then just continued to ask them for ultrasounds…..some doctors agree, some don’t. I wish I could be part of a study on ablated endometriosis risks with just estrogen replace.

[@MenopauseTaylor]

Julia, I can help you with this in a consultation. It will give you peace of mind. I do them all online.

[@hannahkris6929]

You are truly an amazing and an outstanding doctor and teacher. Such thoroughness. I have had a consultation with you last year. This year when I consulted an OBGYN face to face, as I was explaining my situation and querying the various aspects of HRT and my physical condition, she was gobsmacked that I was using such technical terms although I am not in the medical profession. All thanks to your teaching. Doctor, from this video about estrogen as the cause for uterine cancer, I have a question. Here in the UK, the estrogen creams for vaginal dryness can be purchased without prescription. This would contribute to unopposed estrogen? Is this Potential cause for uterine cancer ?

[@MenopauseTaylor]

You are so very kind to ensure that I know my efforts are helping you. I nearly cried reading this. As for vaginal estrogen products that are ONLY for vaginal symptoms and DO NOT travel throughout your body: It is not necessary tp take progesterone because they stay confined to your vagina and cannot increase the thickness of your uterine lining.

[@hannahkris6929]

@@MenopauseTaylor thank you sooo very much. You are a true gift to women all around the world. Stay blessed.

[@MenopauseTaylor]

@@hannahkris6929 Thank you, my dear.

[@sushibowl9707]

This topic could help lots of women. How does it work? Thanks

[@sushibowl9707]

Is using progesterone in the vagina cause the same effect? Not traveling to the body ? Thank you Doctor.

[@ruthgreenwood3553]

Many use artificial sweeteners to control their weight. Are they really dangerous?

[@MenopauseTaylor]

Every artificial sweetener has it's own pros and cons. None are "healthy" food options. The most beneficial thing you can do is curb your desire for sweet things.

[@t.3374]

Hi dr Taylor what is the best full hormone test to take. what do you think about the Dutch hormone test…? I wiuld like to do a full hormone test before I consult with you would like to know what tests should be done

[@MenopauseTaylor]

Hormone tests are completely worthless. Think about it: You are testing for hormones that are disappearing. That means the "normal" level is 0. Don't waste your blood and money on meaningless hormone tests. In a consultation, I will school you in precisely how to assess what's right FOR YOU by listening to your body rather than to a meaningless lab result.

[@bnimi4u]

Can removal of the ovaries along side the uterus decrease the incident of endometrial cancer?

[@MenopauseTaylor]

@@bnimi4u Removal of BOTH ovaries and BOTH fallopian tubes decreases your risk of ovarian and fallopian tube cancers by 90%. Removal of BOTH ovaries also decreases your risk of breast cancer by 50%. Removal of your uterus is what decreases your risk of endometrial cancer.

[@kimberlypotts8922]

Hello, dear friend. I met you in our shared high rise. You improved my life tremendously. Q. I’m on 2 mg estriol alone. I have no uterus. (Partial hyst) How does this pertain to one who does not have a uterus? Do I need to consider adding to my protocol? - lBlessings

[@melissaculpepper7663]

If you do not have a uterus, you cannot get uterine cancer. The WHI caused this confusion when they failed to state that IF you have your uterus and take estrogen, you MUST also take progesterone.

[@MenopauseTaylor]

Melissa is correct. You cannot get Endometrial Uterine Cancer without a uterus. So you're safe on this particular matter. I hope you are well, Kimberly. I remember you dearly.