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It’s already suspected though not proven (as far as I know) that estradiol increases breast cancer risk, but I imagine most of that is because it encourages sig
by jolux 4y ago
It’s already suspected though not proven (as far as I know) that estradiol increases breast cancer risk, but I imagine most of that is because it encourages significant breast tissue growth.
- ghqst 4y agoIf I remember correctly this is at high dosages, so it should be much safer in a normal dosage used for hrt.
- gizmo686 4y agoHRT as applied to gender dysphoria in transgender women absolutely causes breast tissue growth. That is one of the desired effects. Seeing as 99% of breast cancers occur in women, and HRT causes the patient to have very female like breasts, it would be surprising if the patient did not see an increased risk of breast cancer compared to not taking HRT. Weather or not their risk is higher than the baseline risk for women is less obvious.