Tamoxifen, Lupron and preparing for pregnancy

Tincolor

I'm posting this for my wife because she doesn't speak English.

The basic question is, does anyone have experience getting pregnant after Tamoxifen and Lupron and if so, did you stop taking both medications at the same time or did you stagger them? Is there any special risk involved with stopping both at the same time?

Here's a little history of her treatment if that helps:

2 years ago at 33 my wife was diagnosed with breast cancer. She underwent surgery (lumpectomy) and radiation but no chemo based on the results of Oncotype DX testing. She has been on Tamoxifen and Lupron for a year and 2 months now. Our doctor has said based on my wife's age and risk of the cancer returning that we can try to get pregnant at this point, however the doctor hasn't been very helpful in the exact timing of things. Her last Lupron injection was 3 months ago, she didn't have her most recent injection. She is still taking Tamoxifen, but unsure about when exactly to stop taking it. Currently my wife isn't getting her period and she's worried that it might never come back. Will stopping Tamoxifen help her period return faster? It seems like research suggest no, but I've read plenty of anecdotal information that suggests otherwise.

Any advice and or words of encouragement are deeply appreciated!

Moderators

Dear Tincolor, We are glad that you are posting on your wife's behalf. There is a forum for Those who are Young with Breast Cancer that contains several threads about this question. Perhaps you can place this post in one of the topics there. Just go to the imbedded link and review the topics. There are several that are current with recent activity. Let us know if you need help navigating. The Mods

ka7

get off the tamoxofen and use natural estrogen blockers - IDC3 ( Indol 3 carbonal,) CDG, start using topical progesterone from the healthfood store be sure to read Dr Lees book before you use it. Luprin is very dangerous as well and can later cause uterine cancer. as with all medicines like this do a gradual decrease of dose overtime. See a speicalist in natural pathic care. best wishes

Icietla

Welcome, Tincolor. We are glad to have you here for your wife. We hope you will find bunches of helpful information here at BCO.

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Welcome, ka7.

Here are links to some Alternative treatment discussions relating to Progesterone, considerations for avoidance of progesteronic effects of substances, etc.__

https://community.breastcancer.org/posts/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&search_builder%5Bkeyword%5D=progesterone&search_builder%5Bauthor%5D=&search_builder%5Bsource%5D=forum_121&search_builder%5Bdate_range%5D=&commit=Search

Here is a link to our forum section for Alternative Medicine discussions__

https://community.breastcancer.org/forum/121

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