[kcherub]

Donna,

Yes, your GYN is incorrect, or at the least--misinformed. If she doesn't know the basic facts, you need to get a new GYN. It is the BC gene (1 or 2, I can't remember) that increases your risk for ovarian cancer. However, you have to have GENETIC testing to determine if you carry it. How old are you, and how old are your daughters? Just to let you know, there are millions of women that do NOT have either of the BC genes that DO get breast cancer.

Being HER2+ isn't a big indicator of whether or not you are more at risk for ovarian cancer. ER+ can be, depending upon your age. However, you are not ER+. Some women who are carriers opt to have the ovaries and the fallopian tubes removed (after age 40). Most do not need to the uterus removed. There are issues with not having ovaries, hence the after age 40 for younger women diagnosed with BC.

Your GYN has pissed me off today.

Take care,