Question 1

does taking estrogen cause cancer?

Accepted Answer

It can raise risk: Certain cancers are hormonally dependent. Specifically some breast cancer has become much more understood to be stimulated by unopposed estrogens.  Not all breast cancer is caused by hormones. However the most common forms due tend to be hormonally dependent. There are other factors that lead to the development, but pros of taking hormones must be weighed against increased risk of breast cancer.

Question 2

does increase estrogen cause cancer?

Accepted Answer

Probably: There is a strong relationship between estrogen ingestion, especially in post-menopausal women, and breast cancer.   It has to do with the frequency of cellular division and chance for a statistical change in the dna. Some think uterine and ovarian cancer may also fall in this category.

Question 3

diagnosed with cancer. stop estrogen?

Accepted Answer

Type?: Depends entirely on the type.  Some physicians discontinue estrogen supplements in the presence of present or past breast cancer.  Some cancers caught and treated early are mere speedbumps.  A more serious cancer should prompt a discussion with your physician similar to the one that preceded your decision to supplement in the first place.  Good luck.

Question 4

why can estrogen injections cause cancer?

Accepted Answer

CA and estrogen: As with most of medicine we think we know how estrogen causes CA but this is still being evaluated...E stimulates certain cells. Some of the different kinds of E can also cause free radicals in the cell which than causes damage to the DNA..resulting in CA. This is an active area of research. So more info to come in the next few years.

Question 5

how does an estrogen increase or cause postmenopausal cancer?

Accepted Answer

Cell growth: Any chemical that promotes cell growth may be involved in carcinogenesis.  Estrogen is a natural growth promoter.

Question 6

i had a hysterectomy had everything took out taking and taking estrogen will it cause some sort of cancer?

Accepted Answer

Perhaps: For elderly women given estrogen years after their hysterectomy there was a concern about breast cancer. You must talk to the doctor who is prescribing the estrogen about your risk based on your family history and how long you will be on estrogen.

Question 7

what do you think about estronex profile for testing cancer risk related to estrogen dominance? any advantage over conventional testing?

Accepted Answer

Provocative: It measures different kinds of estrogen metabolites in the urine and gives a ratio of "good" and "bad" Estrogens that categorizes one's risk of developing breast cancer. They say you can change this risk by diet, exercise and keeping healthy which is what we all should do anyway. No known drugs to take that does this for the general population.

Question 8

does acid reflux medication stop estrogen from coming out and is it bad or cause cancer caused of that?

Accepted Answer

: Coming out of what?

Question 9

can estrogen dominance always cause uterine cancer?

Accepted Answer

No, a risk factor: Unopposed estrogen is a risk factor for uterine cancer but it does not always cause it.  Unopposed estrogen means it is given without any Progesterone another female hormone.  Somewhere between 4-8 out of every 1000 women receiving unopposed estrogen per year will get uterine cancer.  Being obese probably makes the risk closer to 8/1000, whereas in thin women the risk is about 4/1000.

Question 10

will estrogen dominance always cause uterine cancer?

Accepted Answer

Not always: Excessive estrogen, whether endogenous (produced by one's own body) or exogenous (taken as supplement) can overstimulate the uterine lining (endometrium) and lead to abnormal bleeding. Excessive estrogen is a risk factor for endometrial or uterine cancer, but not all women with unopposed or excessive estrogen develop uterine cancer.

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