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Community Conversation => Transitioning => Hormone replacement therapy => Topic started by: newbie123 on March 23, 2013, 10:21:08 AM

Title: HRT - Family Cancer
Post by: newbie123 on March 23, 2013, 10:21:08 AM
Hello,

I have not started my journey yet and as you can imagine I am probably worrying about anything and everything!!!

My concern is that my mother died with cancer which was hormone dependent (it was apparently not hereditary; however 3 women in my family have died from similar cancers). 

I'm willing to take that risk, however my concern is if I developed cancer which was hormone dependent would they take me off HRT??? 

Would there be an alternative??

Thanks
Title: Re: HRT - Family Cancer
Post by: Asfsd4214 on March 25, 2013, 06:49:13 PM
This is very hard to answer, it depends on exactly what kind of cancer it was and the doctors personal attitudes.
Title: Re: HRT - Family Cancer
Post by: newbie123 on March 26, 2013, 02:15:49 PM
Quote from: Asfsd4214 on March 25, 2013, 06:49:13 PM
This is very hard to answer, it depends on exactly what kind of cancer it was and the doctors personal attitudes.

Thanks for the reply!!! fair point..

I am so frightened to start this process and then say 5 yrs down the line be unable to take hormones and be left in a state of limbo!!
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