I have been told that the imbalance is so bad that I will not be able to loose weight, and will continue to have major increase on unwanted hair if I do not get the hormones balanced, but the risk of breast cancer in my opinion and my husbands, is to high for me to go on medications for hormone therapy, what are your opinions on what i should do?
2007-02-14 08:50:30 · 7 answers · asked by petals_of_velvet 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
You should get hormone replacement if you do not have enough estrogen . But testo does not lead to breast cancer . Estrogen causes breast cancer and doctors give testosterone to balance too much estrogen in patients with breast cancer .
I can not say more without seeing your hormone test results if you can scan them send at tahazybk@yahoo.com I will check it for you .
You can show your results to another doctor to get another opinion sometimes doctors do not know their job and put at risk their customers.
2007-02-14 08:58:50 · answer #1 · answered by xeibeg 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many medications that can block the effects of testosterone without raising estrogen levels, spironolactone, cyproterone acetate, flutamide, finasteride, gonadotrophin releasing hormone analogues--these drugs can all treat your symptoms but not the cause of your problem. You should be able to loose weight no matter what your hormone levels. In fact loosing weight will likely help to balance your hormones. Have your doctor test for insulin sensitivity, this could be a contributing factor, and getting this under control could help you balance your hormones as well.
2007-02-14 09:16:27 · answer #2 · answered by Gerardo R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have they told you WHY your testosterone levels are high? Are other hormone levels off? If they are talking about bringing other hormones to normal levels it will not increase risk of breast cancer. You should be concerned as to why you are producting too much testosterone. You should be seeing an endocrinologist and check all hormones to see if there is something going on with your pituitary.
2007-02-21 05:43:39 · answer #3 · answered by laineyette 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey hun. Good Luck with everything. I'm sorry that there are so many ignorant people out here today. They just don't know any better. I don't know much about pcos but I am hoping you become a mommy soon. Despite the pcos. Good Luck and Baby dust
2016-03-29 06:37:32 · answer #4 · answered by Lynne 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-02-14 08:55:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you have PCOS - polystic ovary syndrome. i was diagnosed with this 2 weeks ago.
Its a lot of websites out there about PCOS but http://www.soulcysters.com helped me out a lot. Talks about the symptoms - and what you describe is some of the major symptoms of pcos
- also make an appointment with your gyno to get tested
2007-02-14 09:15:53 · answer #6 · answered by gloried 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can take supplemental estrogen from plants- my mom get's some from Trader Joes
2007-02-14 09:15:29 · answer #7 · answered by ♥Humble Proclaimer♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋