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Re: ?The effects of Raloxifene in PRE-menopausal women and Endometriosis??

From: Ilene (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 29 Oct 2002 20:19:00 -0600 (CST)


At Mon, 28 Oct 2002, samir fouad Aziz MD wrote: >
>At Mon, 28 Oct 2002, Ilene wrote:
>>
>>Does anyone know the effects raloxifene will have on a women who is
>>taking it and it premenopausal. My doctor has prescribed it for me
>>feeling that it will reduce the growth of my stage 4 endometriosis. Need
>>some information on how it can do that and what are the effects on
>>premenopausal woman. Want more information before taking it.
>
>it acts by antagonising the effect of estrogen at the breast tissue and
>the uterine tissue,so it could help in endometrioisis,also it acts as an
>estrogen at the level of bone so reducing the risk of osteoporosis
>
>--
>SAmir Fouad Aziz MD
>Assist Professor OB.Gyn
>Director Gyn.oncology
>Al-Azhar University-Egypt
>Editorial advisor OBgyn.net(P&B,Gyn.Oncology)
>Consultant Editor the contemporary Who's Who
>This is for teaching purposes only
>

Thank you for taking time out of your day to address my question. do you know if the Raloxifene will act as an estrogen in the rest of the body. If so what might be the effects of that, negative or positive. thank you.




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