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How do you counsel peri- or post-menopausal women diagnosed with HR+ breast CA who wish to continue receiving testosterone supplementation?

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Medical Oncology · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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The first question I would ask is, what symptoms is this woman treating by taking testosterone? There are a paucity of randomized trials using testosterone, in various preparations (transdermal, gel, intravaginal DHEA) in breast cancer survivors. One double placebo-controlled trial studied subcutane...

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