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Choosing between tamoxifen, zoladex or no treatment at all...
Hi all, I'm new to this forum but not new to BC. I was diagnosed in May last year, had a lumpectomy, sentinel lymph node biopsy, radiation and started tamoxifen a year ago. However I suffered terrib...
So early menopause whether natural, surgical or metabolic (ie zoladex) has side effects regardless of how long we take it for. Oestrogen is an essential ingredient for female health. It protects our heart, bones and brain. So being in menopause earlier than we would have will place us at higher risk for these things and therefore measures to be taken to treat or prevent complications.
Eg ensuring your calcium is adequate, doing strength training, having regular heart health checks
Fertility is all dependant on everyone’s situation with their fertility before treatment and current age, the zoladex itself is reversible as long as your natural fertility beneath was/is fine ...
Hope that helps.
Eg ensuring your calcium is adequate, doing strength training, having regular heart health checks
Fertility is all dependant on everyone’s situation with their fertility before treatment and current age, the zoladex itself is reversible as long as your natural fertility beneath was/is fine ...
Hope that helps.