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The aromatase inhibitors deal with estrogen from the adrenals. I believe the only other source of estrogen after menopause is over (according to my doctors anyway) is fat.
I assumed that if my estrogen level was high enough to feed my cancer, that my levels were not low enough without the medication. It is true, though, that the insert for letrozole said that a 20% dose reduced estradiol below detectable levels.