Would HRT redistribute my body fat?
Monday, August 6th, 2007
I had to have a complete hysterectomy about five years ago and my figure has been getting more and more manly ever since. It seems that all the fat that used to be on my hips and thighs has traveled upwards. My waist is gone. My midriff keeps getting thicker. My back and shoulders are now broad and fat, while my hips and legs get thinner. Would taking hormones reverse this? I want my feminine shape back.
Yeah, thanks for answering even though you have no clue as to how human physiology works. In adult females the hormone estrogen helps to insure the safe carrying of a fetus by causing fat to accumulate in the lower portions of the torso, ie hips and thighs. The absence of estrogen-producing organs following a complete hysterectomy, means that normal body fat (as well as any additional new fat) collects in the abdomen and upper torso, as it does in males. This is fact. Your comments can only lead me to believe you have never set eyes on a post-menopausal woman. But thanks anyway.
My question was whether reintroducing reproductive hormones into my blood stream would have a retroactive effect on the unfortunate results of enforced menopause on my figure.
Yeah, thanks for answering even though you have no clue as to how human physiology works. In adult females the hormone estrogen helps to insure the safe carrying of a fetus by causing fat to accumulate in the lower portions of the torso, ie hips and thighs. The absence of estrogen-producing organs following a complete hysterectomy, means that normal body fat (as well as any additional new fat) collects in the abdomen and upper torso, as it does in males. This is fact. Your comments can only lead me to believe you have never set eyes on a post-menopausal woman. But thanks anyway.
My question was whether reintroducing reproductive hormones into my blood stream would have a retroactive effect on the unfortunate results of enforced menopause on my figure.
Jane