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ADH and Estrogen Only HRT

Posted by adh0824 @adh0824, Sep 18, 2023

I was recently diagnosed with ADH, a wide excision biopsy was recommended and am waiting for my first appointment with a doctor at Mayo Breast Clinic on Oct 2. I have been on estrogen-only HRT for 14 years (complete hysterectomy in 2009). I am 70. There seems to be some research that estrogen-only therapy HRT ( .5 mg daily) may reduce breast cancer incidence and so my family doctor has suggested I stay on it at least until I see the doctor at Mayo on Oct 2.
Does anyone have any experience or knowledge about estrogen-only HRT and ADH?

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elliejk | @elliejk | Sep 21, 2023
In reply to @maryanna9 "I had an excision for ADH 8 years ago which meant I could not follow through..." + (show)
@maryanna9

I had an excision for ADH 8 years ago which meant I could not follow through with planned HRT. I am so glad my OB/Gyn made that decision. This year I was diagnosed with a breast cancer that was 100% estrogen receptor positive in the same location.

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Can I ask your BC stage and treatment plan? How long ago did you stop 6 month monitoring protocol?

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maryanna9 | @maryanna9 | Sep 21, 2023

I think I did diagnostic mammograms at 6 months a few times, then a diagnostic a year later, and finally moved to regular mammograms at 2-3 years out from ADH finding. Today's protocols would include a baseline MRI but I was not given one. My recent dx was for an uncommon type of breasr cancer (2-4%), stage 1c. Thankfully I am not the norm as 85% of people with ADH do not have breast cancer in their future.

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