Provera 2.5-5 mg. Uterine biopsy needed if breakthrough bleeding occurs lasting more than 10-14 days. Estrogen used in hormone replacement is different from estrogen used in birth-control pills. The dose is much smaller. There is no risk of increase blood pressure, stroke, and blood clots.
Most studies suggest no link between hormone replacement therapy and breast cancer.
Some studies, though, indicate that the chance of breast cancer is slightly increased after more than 15 years of therapy. Estrogen used alone has been linked to cancer of the uterus. However, this risk is reduced by given progesterone and using lower doses of estrogen. Estrogen is usually not used in women who had breast cancer, uterine cancer, or liver disease. After menopause, take 1,500 mg.