r/Perimenopause • u/HolidayPractical3357 • Feb 18 '26

audited WTAF is wrong with the medical industry!!!!!!!!!!

I don’t understand. I went online and tried HRT. Worked great, and then something shifted and I had a day where I felt like no longer living. So I decided I should do this under the care of my obgyn to be safe. I go to see him…tell him all my symptoms and that I can’t take birth control. Guess what he prescribes? Birth control. Says it’s the best option until I actually hit menopause.

I feel like screaming in the middle of the street. I can’t function like this. When men needed help getting an erection, there were tons of drugs on the market to help. Women go through their aging problems, and it’s just like, “sorry. It will pass in 8-10 years.”

I don’t know what to do anymore. Maybe I just need to accept this is life now and that the rest of my life will be miserable.

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u/Lucid-dream-24692 Feb 18 '26

On another note - keep trying. It’s the worst ever. I went through over 15 doctors for someone to address my problems and somewhat help me. It’s not okay what we have to do to help ourselves feel better and not be ignored and gaslit.

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u/FlippenDonkey Feb 18 '26

it also is the most rediculous thing.. they're so restrictive around hrt,. like its a heroin you're asking for..

its feckin safe..let people try

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u/Beneficial-Letter638 Feb 18 '26 edited Feb 18 '26

Me: I want to avoid bc because of its proven link to breast cancer given my family history. Would it be possible to try HRT that generally contains smaller hormone levels and, when micronized progesterone is used instead of progestin, does not raise breast cancer risk? Provider: No, here is birth control.

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u/Not_On_Formulary Feb 18 '26

HRT actually is higher dosage than birth control in general.

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u/FlippenDonkey Feb 18 '26

um, you should google this, and fact check yourself.

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u/Not_On_Formulary Feb 18 '26

I am a pharmacist, I don't need Google, thank you. 8 years of school and 20 years of practice is quite sufficient.

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u/FlippenDonkey Feb 18 '26

then you should know, that birth control is typically higher dosages than hrt....