OBGYN wants to do endometrial biopsy because of irregular bleeding… but isn’t this what peri is all about????
54 yr old. Menopause eludes me. It’s been a period every 5-6 months. I’m on HRT (100 mg progesterone daily; 0.075 estradiol 2x week). I wanted my estradiol increased since the last few months have been bad—the brain fog has me doubting a can do my job. Went to see an OBGYN (tried to schedule an appointment at the Menopause Care Center, and I have more chances of winning the lottery than seeing a doc there, so I got the very 1st available appt).
Doc was told that brain fog is not related to peri and wanted to send me to a neurologist. She also told me that increasing estradiol will have no effect (?????).
Then, after letting me know I’m still peri and that a transvaginal I got done at the beginning of 2025 was normal—and knowing I was getting another one done that same day—she told me she wants to do an endometrial biopsy. When I asked how painful it was, she said some OTC painkiller and light numbing are enough to handle the pain.
WTF? Am I overreacting here, or is a biopsy an out-of-proportion response to peri bleeding?
And is it true that there’s no point in increasing HRT if symptoms gotten worse?
I’ve been gaslit so many times before it’s hard to trust anyone.