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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 and is this a better and safe option? 

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    nikkid
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    8 years ago
    Don't feel any different funnily enough! Clearly my poor little ovaries (whilst I was peri-menopausal) weren't doing much.

    Oestrogen can still be generated by body fat and we, as women carry more of it....that's why still Tamoxifen. 
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    Sam09
    Member
    8 years ago
    I have made an app tomorrow to do so. I am through menopause so I thought it worth a try. Have you had any repercussions from it? And why are you still on hormone therapy then. 
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    nikkid
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    8 years ago
    Talk to your oncologist - I had my ovaries removed, but am still on Tamoxifen  :)