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12-11-2005, 10:16 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Morris, IL
Posts: 3,507
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Fertility Drugs Anyone???
I read a post that John submitted, and he said he felt that his wife being on fertility drugs may have caused the Breast Cancer.....made me think as I was on Clomid for 2 years and HCG shots for 1 year before becoming pregnant....then I had twins. Just curious how many on this board ever took fertility drugs and if in fact there may be a relationship.
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"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
Hugs & Blessings
Sheila
Diagnosed at age 49.99999 2/21/2002 via Mammography (Calcifications)
Core Biopsy 2/22/02
L. Mastectomy 2/25/2002
Stage 1, 0.7cm IDC, Node Neg from 19 nodes Her2+++ ER PR Neg
6/2003 Reconstruction W/ Tissue Expander, Silicone Implant
9/2003 Stage IV with Mets to Supraclavicular nodes
9/2003 Began Herceptin every 3 weeks
3/2006 Xeloda 2500mg/Herceptin for recurrence to neck nodes
3/2007 Added back the Xeloda with Herceptin for continued mets to nodes
5/2007 Taken Off Xeloda, no longer working
6/14/07 Taxol/Herceptin/Avastin
3/26 - 5/28/08 Taxol Holiday Whopeeeeeeeee
5/29 2008 Back on Taxol w Herceptin q 2 weeks
4/2009 Progression on Taxol & Paralyzed L Vocal Cord from Nodes Pressing on Nerve
5/2009 Begin Rx with Navelbine/Herceptin
11/09 Progression on Navelbine
Fought for and started Tykerb/Herceptin...nodes are melting!!!!!
2/2010 Back to Avastin/Herceptin
5/2010 Switched to Metronomic Chemo with Herceptin...Cytoxan and Methotrexate
Pericardial Window Surgery to Drain Pericardial Effusion
7/2010 Back to walking a mile a day...YEAH!!!!
9/2010 Nodes are back with a vengence in neck
Qualified for TDM-1 EAP
10/6/10 Begin my miracle drug, TDM-1
Mixed response, shrinking internal nodes, progression skin mets after 3 treatments
12/6/10 Started Halaven (Eribulen) /Herceptin excellent results in 2 treatments
2/2011 I CELEBRATE my 9 YEAR MARK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
7/5/11 begin Gemzar /Herceptin for node progression
2/8/2012 Gemzar stopped, Continue Herceptin
2/20/2012 Begin Tomo Radiation to Neck Nodes
2/21/2012 I CELEBRATE 10 YEARS
5/12/2012 BeganTaxotere/ Herceptin is my next miracle for new node progression
6/28/12 Stopped Taxotere due to pregression, Started Perjeta/Herceptin
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12-11-2005, 04:59 PM
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#2
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 27
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Hi,
I am new to the group and reading through the postings. I took fertility meds to also get pregnant 11 years ago for several years and have also wondered if this was party the cause of my bc.
I was also blessed with twin girls because of my fertility treatments...but one has to wonder??
Kristen
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12-11-2005, 05:51 PM
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#3
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Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 4
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Count me in on the fertility drugs....for 6 years.
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12-11-2005, 05:54 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Henderson, NE
Posts: 413
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i took progesterone and HCG shots with 2 of my preg. but i have hormone neg breast cancer. I did think of that when i got breast cancer
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12-11-2005, 08:02 PM
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#5
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Morris, IL
Posts: 3,507
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Michele
I am also Hormone neg.....but after all the HCG and Clomid (triple doses for a year), I wonder...I did have twin girls though, so no matter what, it was worth any risks.
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"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
Hugs & Blessings
Sheila
Diagnosed at age 49.99999 2/21/2002 via Mammography (Calcifications)
Core Biopsy 2/22/02
L. Mastectomy 2/25/2002
Stage 1, 0.7cm IDC, Node Neg from 19 nodes Her2+++ ER PR Neg
6/2003 Reconstruction W/ Tissue Expander, Silicone Implant
9/2003 Stage IV with Mets to Supraclavicular nodes
9/2003 Began Herceptin every 3 weeks
3/2006 Xeloda 2500mg/Herceptin for recurrence to neck nodes
3/2007 Added back the Xeloda with Herceptin for continued mets to nodes
5/2007 Taken Off Xeloda, no longer working
6/14/07 Taxol/Herceptin/Avastin
3/26 - 5/28/08 Taxol Holiday Whopeeeeeeeee
5/29 2008 Back on Taxol w Herceptin q 2 weeks
4/2009 Progression on Taxol & Paralyzed L Vocal Cord from Nodes Pressing on Nerve
5/2009 Begin Rx with Navelbine/Herceptin
11/09 Progression on Navelbine
Fought for and started Tykerb/Herceptin...nodes are melting!!!!!
2/2010 Back to Avastin/Herceptin
5/2010 Switched to Metronomic Chemo with Herceptin...Cytoxan and Methotrexate
Pericardial Window Surgery to Drain Pericardial Effusion
7/2010 Back to walking a mile a day...YEAH!!!!
9/2010 Nodes are back with a vengence in neck
Qualified for TDM-1 EAP
10/6/10 Begin my miracle drug, TDM-1
Mixed response, shrinking internal nodes, progression skin mets after 3 treatments
12/6/10 Started Halaven (Eribulen) /Herceptin excellent results in 2 treatments
2/2011 I CELEBRATE my 9 YEAR MARK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
7/5/11 begin Gemzar /Herceptin for node progression
2/8/2012 Gemzar stopped, Continue Herceptin
2/20/2012 Begin Tomo Radiation to Neck Nodes
2/21/2012 I CELEBRATE 10 YEARS
5/12/2012 BeganTaxotere/ Herceptin is my next miracle for new node progression
6/28/12 Stopped Taxotere due to pregression, Started Perjeta/Herceptin
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03-14-2006, 01:02 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Posts: 1,516
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Bump
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03-14-2006, 01:18 PM
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#7
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 58
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I did.
My kids are all IVF babies, I had my oldest son in '99 and twin boys in '01. So I was on quite a few fertility meds throughout. Studies don't show any link between fertility drugs and breast cancer - if anything there is a slightly increased risk of ovarian cancer.
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03-14-2006, 01:31 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Norway
Posts: 58
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I didn't
Interesting thought. Might explain why BC increases in younger women. I have a daughter, but never used fertility drugs.
Toril
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03-14-2006, 03:43 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 43
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I did 2 IVF's and lots of fertility meds..
and also have 2 year old twins. I am BRCA 2+ so I was pre-disposed, but I think the fertility drugs brought it on sooner than maybe it would have come. On my first IVF I argued with the OB to lower my meds because I was going to overstimulate and he only brought me down a bit, to which I totally overstimulated and my Estrogen levels were sky high! I think all that Estrogen and Progresterone floating around were not good, but as someone else said, my twins are amazing and I would not have done it any other way, just would have been much more on top of things when I felt the lump!
Natalie
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03-15-2006, 09:55 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Howell , Michigan
Posts: 40
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I did 4 cycles of clomid in 95, 3 cycles of follistim & progesterone in 98, and then another round of follistim in 2002 which ended up in the birth of my son. I was diagnosed when he was 18 months old. He is now 2 1/2. He is a great blessing to us, but I have felt the fertility drugs played a big part in developing breast cancer so early.
Michelle
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03-16-2006, 08:30 AM
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Guest
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Lupron
How many took Lupron during the fertility!
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03-16-2006, 04:05 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Central Valley, CA
Posts: 73
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I took progesterone during my first trimester.
Helen
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- Diagnosed May 2005 8 months after giving birth. Stage IV due to a single liver mets.
- Carbo/Taxotere/ Herceptin combo for 6 months
- Herceptin/ Navelbine
- Recurrence on the same liver spot in 7/07
- Liver resection 9/07
- Tykerb/xeloda 10/22/07
- NED since 9/07 and continued Tykerb/xeloda
- PET/CT in May 2009 show small spot in lungs. Continued Tykerb/xeloda
- PET/CT in Aug 2009 shows progression on lung nodules (slightly bigger)
- Onc considering Taxol/avastin
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