Q: Can phytoestrogens help relieve menopausal symptoms like hot flashes and night sweats? What about women with breast cancer? I experienced my first hot flash standing in front of 120 pharmacy students in a large lecture hall in Pullman, Washington. As I was explaining how a particular weight loss medicine worked I felt the temperature …
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Since most types of breast cancer are stimulated by estrogen, many women take an anti-estrogen medicine to prevent breast cancer, either to treat it directly or to help prevent it from coming back. There are two types of anti-estrogen medicines: estrogen blocking agents and estrogen production inhibitors. Tamoxifen (Nolvadex®) is an estrogen blocker that works …
Q: Are phytoestrogens safer than prescription estrogens for treating hot flashes? Not necessarily. Phytoestrogens are plant-based substances that can act just like estrogen in our bodies. Although they aren’t exactly the same, they can do some of the same things estrogen can because they way they are shaped allows them to fit into the same …
Q: My sister was just diagnosed with breast cancer. I quit taking my estrogen pills but the hot flashes and night sweats came back. Is there anything I can switch to that won’t increase my risk of breast cancer? First, please talk to your doctor as soon as possible about your sister’s diagnosis and how …