Guest guest Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 Does anyone know whether CML/ Gleevec can bring about early menopause? Iris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 This seems to be the million dollar question Iris. As far as I've seen, there doesn't seem to be any medical articles to support early menopause or any hormonal problems with women on Gleevec however if you ask the women who are on Gleevec, there are just too many that are having one issue or another to ignore the fact that there does seem to be some hormonal issues going on. Over the years I've seen plenty of women complain about irregular periods, heavy periods, and missed periods so I can't help but think something hormonal must be going on. I went through a period of about 18 months where my prolactin level was very high and I went through extensive testing to try to figure out why but nothing was ever found that could cause it to rise the way it did. The only studies I've seen that come close to dealing with hormonal issues are ones that were done on men who had developed breasts while on Gleevec (gynecomastia). The theory is that Gleevec can reduce testosterone levels which can then cause men to grow breasts but I haven't seen any studies done on women. Testosterone isn't really something that women have a big problem with even if it does go a bit low So I guess what I'm saying is that no one can say for sure that Gleevec causes hormone problems but if you go by anecdotal stories, there's no doubt in my mind that there is a link. Take care, Tracey > > Does anyone know whether CML/ Gleevec can bring about early menopause? > > Iris > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.