Hi, I am 49 and was diagnosed with Er+ bc 5 years ago and I’ve been on tamoxifen since. I’ve suffered a lot the past 1-2yrs with menopausal symptoms. I went to a private menopause specialist who prescribed Vagifem, which was a game changer for vaginal dryness and urinary issues!!, and she also prescribed testosterone through a private prescription. After a few sessions we agreed I would try HRT, however my GP would not fill the script without confirmation from my oncologist. Oncology would not agree to any hormonal intervention, including vagifem. Fortunately my GP is happy to continue prescribing vagifem but she won’t prescribe hrt. She also said she wasn’t happy I was taking testosterone as it can covert to estrogen, is this correct? I’m now nervous and am wondering should I come off testosterone and if so does it need to be a gradual process? I’m nervous about stopping it as it’s made a huge difference to the brain fog and irrational anxiety I was experiencing. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. many thanks
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