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02-19-2006, 06:35 AM

I have not checked this out in any real sense but in my general wanders through the topic MAY have seen black cohosh mentioned as OK for ER BC, but do not recall where.

I attach a general link - you might want to look on NCBI for trials.

http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/BlackCohosh.asp

RB

ABSTRACT

A study of 150 perimenopausal and postmenopausal women using two different doses of black cohosh (Remifemin tablets, 39 or 127.3 mg/day) found that 6 months of treatment caused no changes in LH, FSH, prolactin, estradiol, or sex-hormone-binding globulin [20]. Another trial of black cohosh in women with breast cancer found small but insignificant changes in LH levels (in 18 subjects) and FSH levels (in 33 subjects) [6]. In the third study, Remifemin (8 mg/day given as four 2-mg tablets) did not affect LH or FSH levels in 15 women who had undergone a hysterectomy who were part of a study comparing black cohosh with several estrogens [7].

02-19-2006, 06:35 AM	#5
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	I have not checked this out in any real sense but in my general wanders through the topic MAY have seen black cohosh mentioned as OK for ER BC, but do not recall where. I attach a general link - you might want to look on NCBI for trials. http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/BlackCohosh.asp RB ABSTRACT A study of 150 perimenopausal and postmenopausal women using two different doses of black cohosh (Remifemin tablets, 39 or 127.3 mg/day) found that 6 months of treatment caused no changes in LH, FSH, prolactin, estradiol, or sex-hormone-binding globulin [20]. Another trial of black cohosh in women with breast cancer found small but insignificant changes in LH levels (in 18 subjects) and FSH levels (in 33 subjects) [6]. In the third study, Remifemin (8 mg/day given as four 2-mg tablets) did not affect LH or FSH levels in 15 women who had undergone a hysterectomy who were part of a study comparing black cohosh with several estrogens [7].