Progesterone Cream Vs Tamoxifen In Gynecomastia
QUESTION: Can women diagnosed with a progesterone-receptor-positive breast tumor use natural progesterone creams and supplements?
ANSWER: The safety of taking progesterone creams and supplements with or without progesterone receptors (but particularly with progesterone receptors present) is unknown. Sometimes even a little hormone can cause problems, including stimulation of breast tissue; whereas a higher dose may be even therapeutic. In other situations, it's the other way around. Very...
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