What Causes Hyperplasia?
Print PageEndometrial hyperplasia usually results when the lining of the uterus is exposed to estrogen in the absence of sufficient progesterone. The cause can be:
- Progesterone deficiency (see www.hormonesolutions.com.au)
- Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)(see www.understandingpcos.com)
- Perimenopause (see www.perimenopause.name)
- Obesity with diabetes
- Using tamoxifen to suppress breast cancer
- Using estrogen supplements alone, without progesterone, to suppress the effects of menopause (see www.estrogendominance.info)
- Ovarian tumor
- Inherited cancer of the bowel (hereditary non-polyposis colorectal carcinoma)