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Sam09
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8 years ago

Is ovary removal a viable option instead of hormone therapy?

i have been told I need to stop oestrogen production and offered a drug to do this called letrozole in which the side effects turn me right off accepting. Has anyone had their ovarys removed instead ...
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AllyJay
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8 years ago
Your body can still make small amounts of oestrogen by changing hormones called androgens into oestrogen. Androgens are produced by the adrenal glands (above the kidneys). Another hormone, called aromatase changes the androgens into oestrogen. The aromatase is produced mainly in fatty tissue.