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Which Is Better For Post Menopausal Women -- Tamoifen Or Amiridex

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Los Angeles, CA
May 14, 2015
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Your doctor would know best, but my doctor provided recent research that showed that while tamoxifen is great, aromatase inhibitors are slightly better for postmenopausal women as well as women with suppressed (or removed) ovaries.

May 14, 2015 (edited)
A MyBCTeam Member

Blood clots are not a possible side effect of arimidex .

June 13, 2015 (edited)
A MyBCTeam Member

I've read that Tamoxifen is for premenopausal women Arimidix for post menopausal.

May 21, 2015 (edited)
A MyBCTeam Member

Arimidex or the other aromatase inhibitors.
http://www.asco.org/press-center/asco-guideline...

May 14, 2015 (edited)

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