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dlaxague · 11-17-2008, 09:11 AM

Hi Terri,

I was just starting a new thread for the same reason as you when I looked back and saw you'd beat me to it (smile). My understanding was as yours - that AI's do not have the same uterine effects.

If you google "aromatase inhibitor uterine thickening" you get many hits and they are almost all about studies that show that not only does an AI not cause uterine thickening (endometrial hyperplasia) but that an AI appears to reverse the thickening that was caused by longterm Tamoxifen use. I didn't find many articles that didn't discuss it in relation to Tamoxifen but still that seems pretty strong evidence.

Donna, do you think that your GP just got confused about the difference between Tamoxifen and an AI?

Debbie Laxague (can you tell I'm home with a cold so have lots of time to ramble?)

11-17-2008, 09:11 AM	#2
dlaxague Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 221	AI = uterine THINNING Hi Terri, I was just starting a new thread for the same reason as you when I looked back and saw you'd beat me to it (smile). My understanding was as yours - that AI's do not have the same uterine effects. If you google "aromatase inhibitor uterine thickening" you get many hits and they are almost all about studies that show that not only does an AI not cause uterine thickening (endometrial hyperplasia) but that an AI appears to reverse the thickening that was caused by longterm Tamoxifen use. I didn't find many articles that didn't discuss it in relation to Tamoxifen but still that seems pretty strong evidence. Donna, do you think that your GP just got confused about the difference between Tamoxifen and an AI? Debbie Laxague (can you tell I'm home with a cold so have lots of time to ramble?)