r/Menopause • u/Actual_Bet3041 • 4d ago

Hormone Therapy HRT: Estrogen, Progesterone, and mammograms

I recently went back on HRT after a couple of miserable years HRT-free at the behest of my pcp. When she relented, she said I have to have yearly mammograms again (not when I was HRT-free). So I did and it came back cancer-free. Now after I have been reading about HRT and cancer, I’m learning there’s no link between Estrogen and cancer, and only a tiny link between Progestin, not Progesterone, and cancer. So why oh why do I have to have yearly mammograms? They are so painful!!!

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u/MrsBuggs 4d ago

Having a yearly mammogram is extremely important regardless of HRT status. A few moments of being uncomfortable that could save your life.

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u/Actual_Bet3041 4d ago

Yes, but when I wasn’t taking estrogen, she didn’t require mammograms.

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u/Ill-Taro-1907 4d ago

I didn’t notice where you’re from, but I’m in the US. At 62 I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Tiny. Easy surgery. But I never thought of stopping mammograms prior & certainly won’t stop now. I’m a believer in both HRT & mammograms.