About Tamoxifen
What is tamoxifen?
Tamoxifen (Nolvadex) is a drug that reduces and/or stops the effects of estrogen (a female hormone) in the body.
Prescription of tamoxifen for breast cancer prevention by primary care physicians.
Armstrong K, Quistberg DA, Micco E, Domchek S, Guerra C
Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, USA. karmstro@mail.med.upenn.edu ...
Tamoxifen: an estrogen antagonist used to treat infertility caused by a failure to ovulate properly (it is also used to treat postmenopausal breast cancer). The dose for infertility depends on the menstrual cycle.
Meanwhile, breast cancer patients began taking tamoxifen, a drug which was found to fill estrogen receptor sites with "blanks," acting as an anti-estrogen as far as enhancing tumor growth.
birth control pills
Bromocriptin (which blocks prolactin in the hypothalamus)
Danazol, a male hormone
thyroid hormones
Tamoxifen®, an estrogen blocker ...
If this is consistently negative due to poor mucus, a change of medication may be advised and some doctors prescribe tamoxifen or letrozole instead of clomiphene in this situation. Alternatively, low-dose estrogens may be added to your treatment.
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Isaacs RJ, Hunter W, Clark K: Tamoxifen as systemic treatment of advanced breast cancer during pregnancy--case report and literature review. Gynecol Oncol 80 (3): 405-8, 2001.
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 See also: Estrogen, Hormone, Progesterone, Pregnancy, Pregnant
  
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