Bigger boobs - is it due to HRT?

I'm afraid Seb that I'm back on the Premarin. The synthetic stuff just didn't work and without it I quickly head towards suicide at worst or divorce at best. I'm back on an even keel now and will ask for plant based next renewal. What were/are you on Anya? Is it oestrogen only or combined?

Sorry to hear that, Nfk. Wishing you an easier time

Always had big boobs but they have got bigger as I put on weight which I am trying to loose. My daughter always worried that should would take after me and my grandaughter is the same. They are both ok tho small and pert( lucky things)
Always hated my boobs when I was a young teenager boys stare at you and I used to blush and get embarrassed.

Yes - I've been on HRT for 5 years and it's the best thing since sliced bread- also prevous non descript boobs have gone up two sizes with no other weight gain. Result!!

If you have breast tenderness along with increase in size on the combined HRT pill, it's worth checking with your GP according to this article:

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/6308802/Tenderness-indicates-breast-cancer-risk-from-HRT.html

Accepting risk is a personal matter, of course. If managing without HRT is too difficult to contemplate, the risk of stopping it may be greater than other associated risks.

Also, with menopause comes the loss of your firm/denser glandular tissue breasts...and they become fatty. I have been on HRT for a very very long time and it does not stop them from becoming fatty!

I did change types, and went to the gel + progesterone pill and my nipples were more sensitive for about a week, then all calmed down.

Still have fatty breasts! LOL

Mine have been huge all my adult life (double G cups) thanks to both grandmothers having more than their fair share, passed on to moi. Waiting for them to get to the shrinking stage.

No HRT, btw.

I think it's common for boobs to increase at menopause (along with tums) whether on HRT or not. Most of us put on weight at menopause but even without extra weight bigger boobs and tums seem common.

My boobs increased after I started the menopause. I went from an A to a B cup - no big deal for many but believe me , when you have never had boobs, getting them at my age is not something you really want.

Not HRT, just menopause. If you read across the menopause pages on the internet you will see its there as an effect of menopause ( together with laying fat around the belly , smelly sweat and several other issues).

Hi,
I always had a small chest and cup size despite any weight I would put on. I definitely put my increase to HRT. From a modest 36 B at a steady level most of my life since 30's. On HRT they just kept increasing till they are now 36 D. I was only on HRT for two years as recommended. I think it depends on which one it is, the pure oestrogen for me as I had had a hysterectomy and still had my ovaries. Not sure if all these things make a difference.
Hope this helps, but do check in the box of pills as to the side effects.

I was on HRT for 13 years. My boobs did increase, my male doctor at the time said, 'some women pay to have that done' At one point the symptoms began to come back and I went to the docs, not my own GP unfortunately. The new doc put up my dose and I gained a cup size! I put myself back down to the original dose but the boobs stayed the same. I think it affects women in different ways.

Now, if they could make an HRT than reduced the tum and bum, but kept the boobs... that would be in high demand!

Always had small boobs and was told by an older lady once in a clothes shop that they would get bigger as I got older. Blimey she was right! Post menopause I'm still a dress size 8-10 (though gone slightly lumpy) but bra cup EE.
Mind you, correct size/ fitting bra helps and must be advised.
No HRT.

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Yes, on oestrogen patch only and boobs have got bigger with no weight gain. Definitely feel firmer and at 67 that's great!