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Please tell me, could a woman taking bioidentical hormone replacement have a finding of assymetric density in a mammogram?

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Dr. Steven Chmielewski answered

Specializes in Diagnostic Radiology

Any woman can: Develop an asymmetric density. This needs further assessment with diagnostic mammography and possibly ultrasound.

Answered 11/24/2013

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