← Return to Taking testosterone to help with aromatase inhibitors

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The idea came to me when my sister asked her gynecologist about taking HRT again. We both had been on it before my diagnosis, but had stopped taking it. Her menopausal symptoms are causing her lots of discomfort (mine too) and the gynecologist told her that some people take just testosterone to help with menopausal symptoms. So I googled whether testosterone would help with AIs because the side effects are basically the same or worse as menopausal side effects due to the low estrogen levels. So I think I read it from an AI summary from Google. I was curious to hear if anyone has tried it.

Here is something I found today.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6937705/#:~:text=Testosterone%20(bio%2Dsimilar%2C%20non%2Dmethylated)%20therapy%20in%20women%20has,lower%20the%20risk%20from%20estrogen%2Dprogestin%20therapy%20%5B16%E2%80%9318%5D.&text=Testosterone%20has%20also%20been%20shown%20to%20safely,inhibitor%20therapy%20in%20breast%20cancer%20survivors%20%5B21%E2%80%9324%5D.

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I was wondering about this just recently, after struggling with 10 mg. daily of Tamoxifen side effects. A tiny amount of Testosterone cream was prescribed during menopause and it really helped. I just asked my Oncologist about my using a small amount. She said not to do it, based on NEVER looking at any new studies. I believe I saw another positive study using Testosterone with A.I.s. I will move forward without her ignorant input. Thank you for bringing this subject to everyone's attention.