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iserbrown
9 years agoMember
Zoladex
Zoladex - what a treasure! As time goes on I thought the body would adjust but no; new side effects keep appearing. This time a monster bruise has appeared, (when you've have 17 before and only one...
primek
9 years agoMember
Zoladex blocks the ability of the ovaries to make estrogen. ..effectively causing a chemical menopause. An aramatose inhibitor works on blocking the bodies ability to use the estrogen we produce in body fat, which is what women who have gone through menopause take.
This link may explain it for you. Hope it helps.
http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/type/breast-cancer/treatment/hormone/types-of-breast-cancer-hormone-therapy
http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/type/breast-cancer/secondary/treatment/hormone-therapy-for-secondary-breast-cancer
This link may explain it for you. Hope it helps.
http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/type/breast-cancer/treatment/hormone/types-of-breast-cancer-hormone-therapy
http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/type/breast-cancer/secondary/treatment/hormone-therapy-for-secondary-breast-cancer