Estrogen and ovaries
Common Questions and Answers about Estrogen and ovaries
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One of the benefits of soy is that it breaks down to a type of estrogen substitute. I have never taken estrogen replacement and my levels have always been great. Try a few soy products (ice cream, appetizers, supplements) and see if you feel better. Also, have you MD test your glucose levels. Both higher and lower levels will make you sweat!!
three months ago I had Pnemonia and even with using bi -est, I am having hot flashes and night sweats which has never happened to me on a constant basis. My husband thinks the pnemunia/fever rearranged my hormones and it will take awhile for them to settle down. I am 57 and was pretty stable on the bi-est. has this ever happened to anyone else?? Thx!
For patients with functioning ovaries which produces estrogen, the best strategy is to block the estrogen receptor in the tumor. Aromatase inhibitors only block estrogen production in the adrenal glands and these drugs will not be of benefit for patients with still functioning ovaries (since these drugs will not suppress ovarian estrogen production).
Tamoxifen is a selective estrogen receptor modulator, meaning that it targets estrogen in the breast independent of ovarian production of estrogen. However, if you have had your ovaries removed, then you would be postmenopausal and could possibly take an aromatase inhibitor instead of tamoxifen. Either way, if your breast cancer is hormone receptor positive, then hormone therapy would likely be recommended as the body does produce estrogen outside of the ovaries.
I do think your age as well as stage and grade of cancer are very important considerations before making this decision. I have had ovarian cancer and had a complete hysterectomy and both ovaries removed at age 37. In my opinion, if you are done having children and your doctor feels your estrogen is causing a great cancer risk, then this surgery is a good option.
Hi, Louisa, sounds like you have some questions that your medical team isn't addressing. You bring up a lot of great questions. If I were in your situation I would ask the following questions of my oncologist (the doctor - not the nurse):
1. What is my personal risk of recurrence given my diagnosis if I do no further therapy? (this provides a baseline from which to make a decision) There is a computer program that the oncologist has that computes this.
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Both Clomid and Femara are anti estrogen drugs. They fool your body into thinking that it needs to produce more estrogen and your body responds by telling your ovaries to "get to work". The ovaries then produce follicles. Follicles are cysts that contain eggs. Normal follicles are cysts that are about 2 cm in size. Sometimes the hyperstimulation causes the ovaries to over due it and cysts form. These usually regress on their own once the medication is stopped.
ve looked it up on the internet that no estrogen can cause insomnia and other problems like depression too. I have been sad and experiencing more anxiety just because I'm not getting sleep like I use to. I went to a neurologist who thinks I have obstructive sleep apnea. I don't think I do. I'm not overweight and I barely snore. I'm thinking of calling a different gynecologist to see if they can do some blood work and see if the real problem for my insomnia is no estrogen.
I would like to take estrogen to help the menopause symptoms still driving me crazy one year after surgery and chemo for ovarian cancer stage 2c - I also had a prophylactic bilateral mastectomy as I have a history of breast cancer in my family - I have heard the HRT can increase the incidence of OC but I am wondering if an estrogen patch would be safe as I have had my ovaries, uterus, tubes, cervix, and breasts removed surgically.
So my options are limited it appears, live with the fibroid or take out my uterus. I would keep my ovaries and fight to keep my cervix as well because of the side effects that removing your cervix can cause. Such as displacement of the bladder and colon and no support for your vagina as well as a shorter vagina which can cause sexual problems. Some woman even report to have weaker orgasms after the uterus is removed because a big part of an orgasm is uterine contractions in many woman.
My doctor says there is no medical reason ot keep the ovaries and no medical reason to remove them. It is totally my choice. I finished(?) menopause at 51 . I am now almost 59. I need to decide whether to keep the ovaries or have them removed. My family does not have a history of ovarian cancer. A few relatives have had breast cancer but not close relatives. What do you think I should do?
I agree with quietgal about hormone levels too and yet you also need to work on the anxiety and panic. Meditating, relaxation exercises, and seeing an expert on anx. and panic will get you on the road to progress! Do not live with this problem as you are wasting precious time in your life and we only get one shot at it!!!! Positive thinking and taking time for yourself is #1.
For the most part, it has an inverse relationship to estrogen level. Since you do not have ovaries and do not take estrogen, it makes sense that your FSH is high.
I also do not have ovaries but I take estrogen. When my estrogen level gets rather high, my FSH is low (in the range of a menstruating woman). When my estrogen is on the lower side, my FSH rises.
Statistical analysis showed that during the 25 years of follow-up, women who had removal of normal ovaries had a higher all-cause mortality rate, mainly from coronary heart disease and lung cancer. Although there was a lower incidence of breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and in fact all cancers in the women who had their ovaries removed, the risk of death from cancer was higher.
At no stage of the study was survival higher for the women whose ovaries were removed.
In pre-menopausal women, the ovaries create most of the estrogen, and after primary treatment, taking Tamoxifen will be sufficient to block estrogen from cancer cells. If needed, for young women with estrogen-sensitive breast cancer, ovaries can be temporarily shut down with ovarian suppression injections. For high-risk women, ovaries can be surgically removed (oophorectomy).
I had a lumpectomy, radiation, chemotherapy and a complete hysterectomy (ovaries too). I am doing very well. Is it save to use a vaginal estrogen insert? I am only 48 years old and married. We have tried everything OTC. This is difficult for me and for my husband. My doctor said he does not know if it is safe or not?????
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But I think that what you are asking is whether your ovaries will stop functioning and stop making estrogen and whatever else and you will begin to have menopausal symptoms, such as hot flashes and dry skin. This will only happen if your ovaries are removed or simply stop functioning (possibly due to the loss of blood flow from the removal of the uterus).
At under 40, your body is producing a lot of estrogen, and most of it comes from the ovaries. To have that supply suddenly cut off is usually noticeable. I felt the difference in the hospital, even while on the pain pump. (My surgery was 20 years ago - your experience may have been different.)
It may be nothing. I'd want to know.
Poly cystic ovarian syndrome. Your ovum basically swell inside your ovaries. This happens normally with ovulation, but one egg at a time on either side. PCOS happens with multiple eggs at once, and they aren't released. It has a lot to do with estrogen production in your ovaries and hormones in your thyroid gland too. PCOS has symptoms like fatigue, weight gain, irritability, hairiness... Lol. It can be difficult to conceive sometimes, and many women with PCOS have irregular periods.
Keep in mind I am not a medical professional. Your adrenal gland produces estrogen and I believe if you have a lot of body fat that also contributes to the problem. I may be wrong about the body fat but I don't think so.
Maybe a medical professional will chime in here.
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