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1rarebird · 08-21-2010, 02:35 PM

Note that with male breast cancer, testosterone hormone replacement therapy is not a good idea, as this article points out. And to add injury to insult, men who are placed on Tamoxifen to treat their ER+ breast cancer can expect hot flashes in addition to many of the other symptoms attributed to low testosterone levels. --bird

08-21-2010, 02:35 PM	#2
1rarebird Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: TN Posts: 175	Re: Low testosterone levels to blame for low libido, fatigue and weight gain Note that with male breast cancer, testosterone hormone replacement therapy is not a good idea, as this article points out. And to add injury to insult, men who are placed on Tamoxifen to treat their ER+ breast cancer can expect hot flashes in addition to many of the other symptoms attributed to low testosterone levels. --bird __________________ Male Breast Cancer, DX 5/15/09, IDC, STAGE 1, 1.7 cm, HER2+++, ER+(95%)/PR+(75%), Ki67 40%, grade 3, 0/5 nodes, TX: mastectomy, TCH finished 7/19/10, radiation 6 wks., Tamoxifen on going, bisphosphonate 24 mos.