Re: anyone ever try phenara?
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Aug 30 20:04:15 2007
http://centerforendo.com/articles/suppmeds.htm
''Endometriosis and Lupron, Synarel, Zoladex, and
RU-486''
At Thu, 30 Aug 2007, D wrote:
>
>Don't know about phenara - could it be "Femara"? It's what's called an
>aromatase inhibitor, I think it blocks more estrogen than Lupron (which
>only keeps the ovaries from producing it). It may shrink the endo, but
>I've never heard that it (or any other medical/hormonal treatment) could
>"kill" it. In any case, I hope it helps. If not, maybe another surgery
>with an excision specialist could get rid of the endo that was left
>behind? I'm really sorry to hear you are having to deal with that!
>
>At Wed, 29 Aug 2007, Mary wrote:
>>
>>I am going to try this instead of Lupron. This is a daily pill that
>>will put me into menopause to try to shrink and kill the endo that was
>>left after my last surgery. Anyone have any success with this?
>>
>>Any info would be great.
>>
>>Thanks.
>
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>
>Try an excellent endo support group:
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>
>Info on pain management:
>http://www.painfoundation.org/
>
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