HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients
Book a video visit
HealthTap
Telehealth
A member asked:

If the hormones are imbalanced, does estrogen dominance always cause uterine cancer?

A doctor has provided 1 answer
Dr. M. Jan answered

No: Harmonal imbalance alone does not cause cancer.

Dr Levitt agreed

Answered 4/7/2013

5.2k views

Thank

Related Questions

A member asked:

Should I lower BMI from 20 to 19 to lower estrogen? Had uterine cancer and hysterectomy. Kept ovaries. Afraid of breast/ovarian cancer.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

Are the risks of getting cancer (especially breast cancer) higher, if I am already on hormone treatment (estrogen and progestogen) at age 17?

6 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

A member asked:

I have upperlip pigmentation, cause may be high levels of estrogen' apart from bleaching creams, is there a cure or medication for hormone imbalance?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

Can smoking cause low estrogen or hormonal imbalance in young women?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

Had ovarian cancer at 31, on estratest (esterified estrogens and methylestosterone) hormone replacement for 20 yr dr wants me to stop med to naturally have menopause why and what can I expect?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Sponsored Content
HealthTap Medical Group does not endorse products or services. Sponsored content revenues support our mission to make health information free and accessible to all.Learn more

People also searched for:

I was taken off of my hormone inhibitor medication (breast cancer) It's been 1 month now. My question is, can my estrogen change cause my thyroid to go wacky? I have been extremely exhausted and very weak. I am on 137mg of Levothyroxine right now?
Does long term use of estrogen and progesterone lower risk for uterine cancer?
Evista (raloxifene) estrogen receptor for uterine cancer?
Should i avoid eating food rich in natural estrogen when diagnosed with uterine cancer?
What is the link between estrogen and uterine cancer? Is there a link between estrogen and developing uterine cancer?

Telemedicine

Primary Care
Manage Your Conditions
Women's Health
Children's Health
Men's Health
Senior Health
Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle
Sexual Health
Mental & Behavioral Health
Travel Medicine
Urgent Care
Ask your question
Didn't find what you're looking for?

90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.

Ask your question

More of what we treat

Allergies
Antibiotics
Asthma
High Blood Pressure
Prescriptions
Type 2 Diabetes
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HealthTap
HIPAA logo
HIPAASecure
Soc 2 Type 2 logo
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHO Accredited
JCAHOAccredited
Member App

Download HealthTap

Video visit and message your doctor

Member App QR Code
Play Store Member LinkApp Store Member Link

Questions?

+1 (888) 828-0841support@healthtap.com
LinkedInTwitter
HomeTermsPrivacyCookiesDMCAHealth TopicsDoctors DirectoryDoctor Q&A by Specialty
Copyright 2026 HealthTap, Inc.