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Update: they did not put him on oral contraceptive (so progestin plus estrogen) they first planned but they decided to put him on Mifegyne ( active ingridient Mifepristone a.k.a RU 486)!!!!! Are doctors reading gbolduev posts???

Since most meningiomas have receptors that interact with the sex hormones such as progesterone and less commonly estrogen they usually do biopsy of the removed tissue altough I do not think they understand the connections very well. I guess most therapies at this stage are experimental.

I forgot to mention he is also an ex accutane user (used if for about half a year about 15 years ago) if that matters.

I have a friend (37 years old male) who has recurring meningiomas (tumor on membranous layers surrounding the brain, usually benign). As is the case with most meningiomas analysis of his show preponderance of progesterone receptors (PRs) and the scarcity of estrogen receptors (ERs). He was...

What is your opinion on Milk Thistle as iron chelator?