Absolutely. In women that have had a complete hysterectomy which is removal of the uterus and ovaries are usually quite hormonally depleted and start to not only age more rapidly but gain weight and have more severe menopausal symptoms. Bioidentical hormone replacement can mitigate and decrease these symptoms and also provide the health benefits of the hormones that you are lacking.

The results you can expect include reduction or elimination of menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats as well as the health benefits of being hormonally balanced. These include bone health, memory health, improved growth and repair of the body, heart health and feeling an improved quality of life. These benefits for symptom control may take up to three months to be fully realized. You may feel better much sooner than that however it does take about three months to reach a good foundational level of hormones in the body.

If BHRT is done systematically, carefully and judiciously, the risks can be minimized if not removed completely. Patients with breast cancer themselves are not candidates for BHRT however other women are candidates and in fact will derive multiple health benefits by being hormonally balanced. Using BHRT requires annual screening, especially a mammogram as well as a pap smear, and monthly self breast exams.

I have had patients go abroad for a year or more and as long as you are able to speak by phone or to touch bases and to have your routine health screening, i.e., mammogram and pap smears done, there is no reason you should stop your bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. This can be shipped anywhere in the world from your local pharmacy and you may continue it safely. You could also find a doctor in your new location and have them monitor you as well