Marlene:FEMARA as a Fertility Drug? & a Question...

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In a message dated 6/7/2004 9:13:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

maricusita@... writes:

as so, then he

told me I should try to get pregnant, that he will put

me on hormones..cold FEMARA to provoque my ovulation

:

Wow! I really did a double take when I read FEMARA was being used in your

fertility treatment.

That's because until I read your post, I was familiar with Femara ONLY as a

med used in breast cancer treatment of postmenopausal women.

I did a little search, and yes, Femara is, in fact, used just like the more

well-known (at least, to me) fertility drug " Clomid " , for the purpose of

inducing ovulation.

I gotta say, (to steal that old ny Carson line)----- " I did not know

that! That is some weird, wild stuff. " Yup, I did not know that-- until I

learned

of it in 's post.

However, I am unfortunately familiar with Femara as a drug in breast cancer

treatment. My best friend was diagnosed last month with Stage IV Breast

Cancer, her original breast cancer now metastasized to several major organs.

She's

undergoing chemo, but has taken Femara as an aromatease inhibitor that

suppresses estrogen levels down, as I understand it, to...... zilch.

AND for patients like , this same FEMARA helps women who are not

ovulating.

Such interesting " job descriptions " this Femara has, don't you

think???....kinda like that old TV commercial " Certs is a breath mint!....Certs

is a candy

mint! Certs is two, two, two mints in one! "

Femara, (like many other drugs, of course) is evidentally TWO drugs in one....

My only question for ....or any woman....but specifically for a

FIBROIDAL WOMAN is well,....in my very, very superficial search, I read that

FEMARA

can " adversely affect the uterine lining and cervical mucous, " something that

Clomid does not do.

Wonder what that means.......dysplasia? or what? Anyone know?

Anyway.....

Buena Suerte, !

I really hope you conceive soon!

-Roma