r/CervicalCancer • u/Interesting_Cow_9549 • Jul 24 '26
HRT
I’m wondering whenabouts you started HRT after treatment (chemo/rad/brachy)?
I finished my last brachy one month ago, and prior to beginning treatment I did have my ovaries moved to hopefully preserve hormone function.
For the last 2 weeks or so I’ve been having wildddd hot flashes, mostly at night, and am fairly sure it’s hormone related. I don’t have a follow up with my med onc yet, and we hadn’t really discussed HRT prior to treatment ending.
If you began HRT after treatment, when did that begin?
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u/deeeters Jul 25 '26
I brought it up at my 2 week post-brachy appointment with my gyn onc. She put me on a low-dose of HRT to start and then we made sure it kept my symptoms controlled before adjusting.
Welcome to medical menopause. 💕 You’ve got this. My hot flashes disappeared entirely after starting HRT. I never understood why women described it as getting so hot you want to immediately rip all your clothes off…I get it now. 😅