WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for March, 2000: Re: HRT and Tamoxifen

Re: HRT and Tamoxifen

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 19 Mar 2000 14:32:16 -0600 (CST)

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At Sun, 19 Mar 2000, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>Is is appropriate to take HRT and Tamoxifen?

I haven't seen any literature discussing this but I'd have to wonder about Tamox (an antiestrogen in the breast) and HRT with estrogenic activity.

>Is is possible to have the
>estrogen blocked to the breasts by the Tamoxifen and then benefit from
>the estrogen to the rest of the body?

Tamoxifen and Evista have both estrogenic and antiestrogenic activity. I haven't seen paper on combining either one with HRT.

>My mother has had breast cancer
>and I have a h/o of heart disease in both sides of my family. My father
>has had triple CABG.
>
>What do you think?
>
>--
>cml
>

Evista reduces breast cancer and lowers choloesterol (plus fights osteoporosis). Combining with HRT seems counterproductive. We're waiting for the perfect estrogen (only good effectsk, no bad effects) and it isn't here yet.

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Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York

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