Questions tagged [estrogen]

Can spaying or neutering reduce the risk of mammary hyperplasia in female dogs?

Category: Spaying/Neutering

Yes, spaying a female dog can significantly reduce the risk of mammary hyperplasia, as well as other mammary-related conditions such as mammary tumors. Mammary hyperplasia, also known as fibroepithelial hyperplasia or mammary gland hypertrophy, is a condition where the mammary glands become enlarged...