Taking estrogen for a long time increases the risk of breast cancer

Menopausal women who have had a hysterectomy and used estrogen therapy for 15 years or more have a higher risk of breast cancer, a new study suggests.

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In postmenopausal women, the amount of hormones estrogen drops rapidly leading to sexual difficulties as well as reduced reception and sexual desire. Therefore, estrogen therapy has been used by many women to delay age-related obstacles. However there have been some warnings about the use of this therapy.

Previous studies have suggested that the use of estrogen with the hormone progestin increases the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women. However, the results of a recent study published by the US Government Institute of Women's Health found no significant association between estrogen therapy - the choice for women who have had a hysterectomy - and cancer. breast in women who use this hormone for 7 years.

'It only poses a high risk of breast cancer after a long time of use,' said Dr. Wendy Y. Chen, lead researcher.

'We found an increased risk of breast cancer 42% in women who took estrogen only for 29 years or more , ' she said. The above results were drawn from the study on 28,835 women.

'Current guidelines for estrogen use are correct: estrogen should be used at the lowest dose in the shortest time,' said Jennifer Wu, a obstetrician at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York.

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