Who Is At Risk For Hyperplasia?
Print PageYou are more likely to develop endometrial hyperplasia if you:
- Started menstruating before age 12
- Have never given birth
- Are White (Caucasian)
- Take tamoxifen (Nolvadex®) to prevent breast cancer
- Have ovarian cancer
- Take estrogen replacement therapy alone, without progesterone, after menopause
- Experience menopause after age 52
- Are obese
- Have diabetes
- Have high blood pressure (hypertension)
- Have gall bladder disease
- Have a family history of uterine cancer
- Received pelvic radiation
- Are older than 50
Women who take combined birth control pills are less likely to develop endometrial hyperplasia.