Estrogen

Hi Cyd welcome to the forum. Do you know if your breast cancer was oestrogen receptive at all? If it was you will not be able to take any oestrogen in  any form.

cant remember what he said but might be on this but just had op get results of in few weeks 

I would be tempted to steer clear of anything  with oestrogen until you have those results. Are you on anything that has oestrogen in just now or not?

Hi no I was just wanting pros n cons of taking it before have my next app with doc so know if want to go on it or not 

I wonder if you might have misunderstood. Er+ means you cannot consider HRT. It is an anti-estrogen that you will most likely be given to take. Letrozole or tamoxifen are common. 

he deffo said estrogen and said it does have side effects such as making ur bones brittle but can take if for wee while if want and stop so looking for answers before see him next so can say no dont want or yes will take it 

Very odd! My BC is not ER receptive but it is my second BC and I was taken off all hrt and told never to use estrogen products again x

Taking oestrogen strengthens your bones, not weakens them is my understanding? X

Hi Cyd 

Were they talking about estrogen blockers possibly? There are 3 ones used for post menopausal women and they can result in your bone density reducing and therefore becoming more at risk of fracture. Those medications are called Letrozole , Anastrozole ( which I am on) and Exemestane 

There is also Tamoxifen which I understand has less affect on bones but is usually used for pre menopausal women 

Hi not sure as he said can talk about it once see him with my results in few weeks, just wanted some pros n cons so know what to look out for when talking to him