Verwon Says:
Started Oral Progesterone And Estriadol Gel For Peri Menopause And Have Abdominal Fat But Otherwise Thin Anyone Have Insight
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OLDLADY Says:
My OB/GYN says this will not cause weight gain and prior to hormone replacement therapy I had developed a bigger stomach w/a pretty sudden gain of 15 pounds. After starting these meds my weight went down and I'm 5 lbs. over my norm but still thin except for my stomach. I hate the fat that has accumulated there and a bit in the pubic region, it is depressing me terribly. HATE my body and nothing, exercise nor diet does a thing (considered underweight by all). What is it and what can I do?
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Hello! How are you? Sorry about the problems that you're having.
Weight gain in that area of your body and nowhere else is usually attributable to the hormonal imbalance. It generally occurs when you're ratio of progesterone to estrogen is out of whack, like being low in progesterone and high in estrogen, which is what happens to most women in perimenopause.
Your doctor shouldn't have said that using those hormones won't cause weight gain, because estradiol is well known to cause it, estrogens are the reason many women gain weight while taking oral contraceptives.
The only solution can be found by getting the proper balance back.
Did your OB/GYN do saliva sampling to check your hormone levels, before putting you on a supplementary regimen?
If you don't need any estrogens and are adding more, you could very well end up gaining more weight, it's also the hormone responsible for fluid retention.
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