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R.B. · 05-05-2009, 03:32 PM

Thanks for posting this Lani.

Alska Angel you make some important and valid points. A lack of examination of wider implications is an inevitable consequence of a system that depends on products that are financially successful, rather than the optimal solution. There is no financial incentive to drive full examination of no treatment options - it is the inevitable consequence of human behaviour in a financial market. Sometimes treatment will be a better option, and sometimes not, but the current way we do things may not give us the most accurate answers.

I saw suggestions some of which I posted that a primary route of action of some chemos was by ovarian ablation. Papers suggested if the ovaries were not ablated the chemo was less effective.

The reproductive system and hormones are a massively complex topic.

A book called The Reproductive System at a Glance
By Linda J. Heffner, Danny J. Schust states "in obese women, conversion of androgens to oestrone in adipose tissue can be a major source of excessive amounts of circulating oestrogen"

So many questions.

05-05-2009, 03:32 PM	#11
R.B. Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,843	Thanks for posting this Lani. Alska Angel you make some important and valid points. A lack of examination of wider implications is an inevitable consequence of a system that depends on products that are financially successful, rather than the optimal solution. There is no financial incentive to drive full examination of no treatment options - it is the inevitable consequence of human behaviour in a financial market. Sometimes treatment will be a better option, and sometimes not, but the current way we do things may not give us the most accurate answers. I saw suggestions some of which I posted that a primary route of action of some chemos was by ovarian ablation. Papers suggested if the ovaries were not ablated the chemo was less effective. The reproductive system and hormones are a massively complex topic. A book called The Reproductive System at a Glance By Linda J. Heffner, Danny J. Schust states "in obese women, conversion of androgens to oestrone in adipose tissue can be a major source of excessive amounts of circulating oestrogen" So many questions.