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Does Tamoxifen Lead To Endometrial Hypertrophy?

Posted on Thu, 23 Jul 2015

Question: Hi I have been on tamoxifen since Nov 2014 for sclerosis mesenteritis I have been postmenopausal for two years this XXXXXXX on May 2 I started bleeding and cramping saw NP did biopsy and transnational ultrasound showed 7mm endometrial and polyp had D and C hysterscope a week ago everything came back normal . Now wondering if this will happen again because of the tamoxifen

Answered by Dr. Soumya (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Tamoxifen might cause it again

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Tamoxifen leads to endometrial hypertrophy. Hence you had this growth and polyp.

You guessed it right. This might happen again as you are on tamoxifen.

Let me know if you need any more information.

Regards,
Dr. Soumya

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar