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Estrogen, weight and swelling

Started by KayXo, December 13, 2017, 08:31:34 AM

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At higher E doses/levels (without any progestogen or any other concomitant change)

I gain weight and my body looks more swollen/bloated
5 (38.5%)
I lose weight and my body looks less swollen/bloated
1 (7.7%)
No change
7 (53.8%)

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Voting closed: January 12, 2018, 08:31:34 AM

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KayXo

December 13, 2017, 08:31:34 AM

Curious about everyone else's experiences... :)
I am not a medical doctor, nor a scientist - opinions expressed by me on the subject of HRT are merely based on my own review of some of the scientific literature over the last decade or so, on anecdotal evidence from women in various discussion forums that I have come across, and my personal experience

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ainsley

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December 13, 2017, 08:46:34 AM
No fair!  I can't vote because I work out regularly and take progesterone. :(
I would vote no change, though.
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Rachel

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December 17, 2017, 06:34:21 PM
Weight has been an issue. I work out and watch what I eat but can not get below 198. I lost 22 ponds since GCS recovery and am at my pre-op weight. I have not noticed swelling. I would love to get to 170 pounds.
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Dani

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December 17, 2017, 08:02:00 PM
I voted no change because I do not attribute any weight change to HRT.

Please note my situation is different. I started HRT in the middle of massive weight loss. At my highest weight I weighed 340 pounds. One year later, I weighed 275 and then I started HRT. I continued my weight loss program and continued to lose weight until I reached 217. Then I had GCS and in the healing process, I gained about 20 pounds.

That was almost 2 years ago and now that I am fully healed, I have resolved to restart my weight loss program. I am doing nothing extreme, just lots of vegetables and some fruit.
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Deborah

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December 17, 2017, 09:15:25 PM
I started HRT in Jan 2015 with both E and P and lost 40 lbs to 165 lbs.  this past Sept my Oral E dose was raised to the maximum and in Oct I stopped taking P.  Since then I've gained about five or six lbs.  However, that was a lean mass gain from a combination of my workouts and creatine I started taking in Oct.  My fat mass has remained virtually constant since July at around 20 lbs.  Part of that time I was on P and part of the time not on P and my E dose was raised without any discernible effect on my body fat.


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SadieBlake

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December 18, 2017, 03:13:15 AM
My E level was at 700 pg/ml for my first 4 months. I didn't notice any weight change per se, just the beginning of shifting some weight to butt/thighs.
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