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Re: Contraindications to HRTFrom: Joel (anonymous@obgyn.net)Fri, 22 Aug 1997 10:18:11 +0200
Kathleen wrote: > > Hi, > > I am 50 years old and considering HRT in the near future. Last year, my > sister's daughter (my niece) was diagnosed with a germ cell (3.5 lb. > teratoma) ovarian cancer, Stage II. This was detected with untra-sound > and a blood marker test (and sheer dumb luck!). She had *NO* symptoms > (age 26). She had the ovary removed and 4 chemo treatments. To date, > her blood marker has remained negative and the future looks very bright > to the extent that the dr. said, "You were very lucky." My question is: > with my niece being a blood relative, would this be a reason for me to > be cautious about taking HRT. My gyn did a CA125 test on my last pelvic > and it was normal. I don't think (and didn't read anywhere) that your sister's probleme is a contrindictaion for you in an HRT. -- Joel Kompanietz, M.D. CNGOF, OBGYN.net International Representative, France Mazamet, France
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