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Tamoxifen And Menopause
You've just finished chemotherapy and are ready to get pregnant. Then your doctor says you should start tamoxifen. Tamoxifen is a hormonal therapy that lowers the risk of recurrence in women with hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer.
Does tamoxifen induce menopause?
Although it causes hot flashes, tamoxifen does not make you menopausal. About 20% of women will have irregular periods on tamoxifen, but only a few stop their cycles entirely.
Tamoxifen will not cause early menopause unless...
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Tamoxifen
Source: Breastcancer.org
Tamoxifen, the generic name of Nolvadex, is the oldest and most-prescribed SERM. Tamoxifen is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)... Read more »
Tamoxifen
Source: Breastcancer.org
Chemical name: Tamoxifen Brand names: Nolvadex, Apo-Tamox, Tamofen, Tamone Class: SERM (selective estrogen receptor modulator) hormonal therapy.... Read more »
Menopause and Menopausal Symptoms
Source: Breastcancer.org
Menopause is the time in a woman’s life when hormone production levels drop to a point where she stops getting her period (menstruating). Some... Read more »
Is it Menopause?
Source: Breastcancer.org
In the midst and even in the aftermath of treatment for breast cancer, it may be difficult to tell whether you have gone into menopause. You may be... Read more »
Menopause and Breast Cancer Therapy
Source: Breastcancer.org
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