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I have been prescribed phytoestrogens in pills to alleviate hot flashes of my premenopause. is ii effetive? is it risky on breast cancer?
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Yes and yes: Estrogen is estrogen. The source doesn't matter. Any amount of exogenous (from outside your body) estrogen raises the risk of breast cancer. The effect is dose-related, that is the more estrogen, the higher the risk. Although your increase in risk is probably slight, why not use the old tried and true methods a cool cloth on your forehead? Menopause is natural.
Answered 10/4/2016
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