Tamoxifen and partial oestrogen agonism in postmenopausal women.

Abstract:

:The effect of tamoxifen on the vaginal mucosa and on serum oestrone, oestradiol and gonadotrophin concentrations was investigated in a group of nine postmenopausal women with non-metastatic breast cancer. Compared with fit age-matched controls, the vaginal pH in the tamoxifen-treated group was significantly lower and was comparable to levels in fertile women. Two thirds of tamoxifen-treated women had well oestrogenized vaginal smears compared with none in the control group. Follicle-stimulating hormone was significantly reduced, whilst oestrone and oestradiol levels remained unchanged. We conclude, therefore, that tamoxifen has oestrogen-agonistic properties particularly evident in postmenopausal women, even though it is primarily an antioestrogenic drug.

journal_name

Age Ageing

journal_title

Age and ageing

authors

Miodrag A,Ekelund P,Burton R,Castleden CM

doi

10.1093/ageing/20.1.52

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1991-01-01 00:00:00

pages

52-4

issue

1

eissn

0002-0729

issn

1468-2834

journal_volume

20

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