1.   Estrogen is prescribed mainly to help women with the side effects of menopause, although it also is used to reduce the risk of osteoporosis and heart disease.

2.   So her doctor prescribed estrogen.

3.   But doctors are reluctant to prescribe estrogen in conjunction with tamoxifen.

4.   Estrogen is often prescribed for relief from the unpleasant side-effects of menopause.

5.   Estrogen is often prescribed to ease hot flashes and other menopause symptoms.

6.   Yes, because if you ultimately prescribe bone-protective estrogen, you first need to know she is free of breast cancer that that hormone can stimulate.