Re: BREASTHEALTH: Study firmly ties HRT to breast cancer - December 16, 2008
From: Robin (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:55:32 -0600 (CST)
Dr. Futterweit,
I do understand this information and hear it loud and clear. That said,
I believe HRT should be considered seriously in some women. For me, if
I am not on HRT (I use Evamist), I become very depressed, have pretty
significant vaginal dryness, and just an overall feeling of not being
100% as I was prior to my hyst. My MD did leave one ovary however that
ovary is no longer functioning, which can happen when one ovary is left.
I took all of the information available to me, and along with my
Physician, made the decision to be on HRT.
--
Robin
At Thu, 25 Dec 2008, Walter Futterweit, MD, FACE,FACP wrote:
>
>Dr. Futterweit:I am glad that Hope Waldman brought this to the
>attention to womenwho look at this forum. There is other strong
>literature that supports this study. In general the adage that women
>should not take postmenopausal
>HRT for more than 5 years should be reduced to a maximum of 3 and rarely
>4 years.
> In general, women over 35 and certainly 40 should not be on the pill
>for more than the small but significant increase in breast ca., since
>there is also a definite rise in insulin resistance as well.
> Thank you Hope.
>Dr. Futterweit
>
>At Thu, 25 Dec 2008, Hope Waltman wrote:
>>
>>Thanks to Liz for sending me this information!
>>
>>SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS; December 15, 2008 -- According to its authors, a new
>>study lays out the strongest evidence yet that prolonged use of hormone
>>replacement during menopause is tied to breast cancer.
>>
>>Taking menopause hormones for five years doubles the risk for breast
>>cancer, according to a new analysis of a big federal study that reveals
>>the most dramatic evidence yet of the dangers of these still-popular
>>pills.
>>
>>Even women who took estrogen and progestin pills for as little as a
>>couple of years had a greater chance of getting cancer. And when they
>>stopped taking them, their odds quickly improved, returning to a normal
>>risk level roughly two years after quitting.
>>
>>In the second part of the federal study, researchers observed just
>>16,121 women who had already been on hormones for an average of seven
>>years and another group of 25,328 women who had never used them. No
>>results on breast cancer risk in these women have been given until now.
>>
>>More at URL:
>>
>>http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/health&id=6553172
>>
>>Regards, Hope Waltman, WHF Moderator
>>http://www.hopeforfibroids.org
>
>--
>Walter Futterweit, MD, FACP, FACE
>Clinical Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology
>Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029
>http://www.aacehost.com/pages/page.php?r=716
>
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