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Old 09-18-2007, 05:43 PM   #7
Joanne S
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I can only speak from my personal experience. I was having periods prior to my cancer diagnosis. Since chemo, radiation, herceptin, I have not had a period. My oncologist has put me on Tomaxifen and advised me if I started a period to notify her immediately for a shot. She does not want the risk of allowing the body any generation of estrogen that can be controlled. She has encouraged me to have my ovaries removed as studies have proven that Tomaxifen does not work as well with women that ER+ with HER2+. I found the same info somewhere on the internet. My doctor feels that Arimidex is the better choice for ER+ women with HER2+. Perhaps you could research this area before making any decisions. Please keep us posted. Best to you and well wishes to your wife.
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