Hrt & Breast Cancer…

[Smowball]

A friend of mine messaged me the other day to say that she had been considering asking her doctor for HRT, but then someone sent her a link which said that most HRT’s increase your chance of getting breast cancer, and she sent me this link to read. I’d never heard of that so I said I’d ask on here what peoples thoughts were on this, and if it’s true at all.

[ducksie]

I've had breast cancer twice Smow, I cannot take HRT for the menopause, I'm currently taking part in a study with one of the hospitals trying Citalopram instead of HRT for menopausal symptoms and they suggest gebantin at night, I can't take that (neither could you) as people with Osteopenia it is not good for

[Smowball]

Hi ducksie. So sorry to hear that - so you would think there is some truth in it? x

[rockyracoon]

I’ve read that there may be an increased risk of breast cancer, though there are benefits that outweigh the risk. Particularly for the heart.

[rockyracoon]

From NHS website

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/hormone-replacement-therapy-hrt/risks/

[Smowball]

Hi rocky. Hmmmm, it’s all very swings and roundabouts isn’t it.

[ducksie]

I think with any medicine you are running a risk something else happening, Hormone replacement therapy is just that, hormones and it is the Estrogen that would trigger my cancers. It would be worth asking your gp or gynae about transdermal HRT

[ducksie]

I was thinking Smow, if you are on instagram, give Dr Nighat Arif (drnighatarif) a follow, she is often on This Morning with Holly and the other lad, but she is very pro womens health I find her tiktok's and reels very helpful

[Sqad]

My thoughts:

Providing you take Oestrogen only HRT there should be no incresed incidence of initiating the onset of breast cancer.

[ducksie]

Good point sqad, I never got to say, I've never been on Hrt as my first cancer was in my 30's so I knew then HRT was not for me

[Smowball]

I am ducksie - I’ll have a look for her.
Sqad - so there are two different types of HRT?

[Sqad]

Snow...yes.
1) Oestrogen only
2) Oestrogen/Progesterone (combined)

[Smowball]

Ahhh ok - Thankyou.