Good morning,
I’m ER/PR negative and Her2+ and I’m 27. I had my eggs frozen before starting on chemo but zoladex wasn’t mentioned, so I asked my oncologist after I’s found out about zoladex if I could have it after 1 chemo. He has agreed and prescribed it. I had my first on 20th February and haven’t had any symptoms. Yesterday (7th March) I came on my period. Is this normal? I’m a bit confused as I thought it was supposed to be as though I’m going through menopause.
Thanks in advance!
Hi @jjjane97
I’m sure the nurses will respond after the weekend.
But if this helps - I had a period 2.5 weeks after Zoladex and was told it was fine, because it can take a couple of weeks to start taking effect. But if I continued to have periods to let them know. I’m due my third injection next week, and apart from some “warm” nights every thing has been good so far and no further periods 
Hi jjjane97
Thanks for your post.
It’s understandable to be confused about having your period whilst on zoladex. Some studies have shown that using hormone therapy drugs like goserelin to suppress the ovaries may protect them during chemotherapy. This is because goserelin temporarily “shuts down” the ovaries. As @sal1 says, it’s not uncommon to have vaginal bleeding during the first month of treatment because of the withdrawal of the hormone oestrogen. If the bleeding continues, we would always suggest you let your treatment team know.
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