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How do you approach hormone replacement therapy for premenopausal patients following pelvic radiation therapy?

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Obstetrics & Gynecology · Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Most patients who undergo pelvic radiation will become menopausal. Physiologically, the outcome is similar to surgical menopause because sufficient doses of radiation result in complete loss of ovarian function. In contrast, after natural menopause, the ovaries continue some types of endocrine funct...

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