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2. Progestogen (medication) - Wikipedia

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   [151] [153] In addition to breast cancer risk, estrogen alone and estrogen plus progestogen therapy are associated with higher breast cancer mortality. [154] With 20 years of use, breast cancer incidence is about 1.5-fold higher with estrogen alone and about 2.5-fold higher with estrogen plus progestogen therapy relative to non-use. [151]

3. Endocrine therapy resistance in breast cancer - Wikipedia

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   PR (progesterone receptor) is a gene expressed in around 50% of ER+ breast cancer patients. Clinical studies have shown that ER+/PR+ cases are more sensitive to endocrine therapy than ER+/PR- cases, suggesting that the loss of PR expression is associated with the development of endocrine therapy resistance.

4. Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy - Wikipedia

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   "Normal" levels of progesterone protect against breast cancer The claim is based on a single study of infertile patients during child-bearing years. Some evidence exists supporting a link between hormonal treatment for infertility and a reduced risk of breast cancer, but these benefits may not translate to women seeking relief from the symptoms ...

5. How do hormonal IUDs affect breast cancer risk? - AOL

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   Importantly, hormonal contraception is only associated with diagnosis of breast cancer and not an increased risk of mortality from breast cancer.” “All contraceptive methods have risks and ...

6. Hormone replacement therapy - Wikipedia

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   In older patients, there was an apparent increased incidence of breast cancer, heart attacks, venous thrombosis, and stroke, although a reduced incidence of colorectal cancer and bone fracture. At the time, The WHI recommended that women with non-surgical menopause take the lowest feasible dose of HRT for the shortest possible time to minimize ...

7. Progesterone (medication) - Wikipedia

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   Progesterone (P4), sold under the brand name Prometrium among others, is a medication and naturally occurring steroid hormone. [20] It is a progestogen and is used in combination with estrogens mainly in hormone therapy for menopausal symptoms and low sex hormone levels in women.

8. "Will My Sex Life Be Over?" and Other Questions About ... - AOL

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   This is because without a uterus, you can do estrogen-only HRT (often with HRT, you also need to take progesterone to mitigate your risk of uterine cancer), and estrogen-only HRT has been shown to ...

9. Hormonal therapy (oncology) - Wikipedia

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   It was previously used in the treatment of breast cancer, but has been replaced by more effective and less toxic agents. Estrace is an estrogen which was also formerly used for antiandrogen therapy of prostate cancer. [2] Polyestradiol phosphate is a long-acting derivative of estradiol that is applied as an intramuscular injection.