Taking hormone replacement therapy to cope with the menopause is safe, a major study has concluded.
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Hormone Study Provides Peace of Mind for Menopausal Women
A new study showing that short-term hormone replacement therapy does not harm women’s hearts should provide reassurance to women taking the medications for relief of menopausal symptoms, a top cardiologist tells Newsmax Health.
Early Hormone Therapy May Be Safe for Women’s Hearts
Healthy women at low risk of cardiovascular disease may be able to take hormone replacement therapy soon after menopause for a short time without harming their hearts, according to a new study.
Hormone Treatment Restores Bone Density for Young Women With Menopause-Like Condition
Researchers have found that hormone replacement therapy in young women with primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) led to increases in their bone mineral density, restoring levels to normal. The study was supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), part of the National Institutes of Health.
Hormone Replacement Therapy: Navigating the Debate
Treatment options for menopause have been a minefield for many women since the publication of a landmark study in 2002 that warned about potentially negative side-effects of hormone replacement therapy (HRT). It was developed to treat hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia, vaginal dryness and other unpleasant symptoms of menopause.
Hormone Replacement Associated With Increased Pancreatitis Risk
Use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been associated with an increased risk for acute pancreatitis in a prospective study of more than 30,000 women in Sweden.
Progesterone Safe for Hot Flashes and Night Sweats, New B.C. Study Concludes
More than a decade after a bombshell study frightened women off hormone replacement therapy, Canadian researchers say fears over one of those hormones — progesterone — have been overblown.
Post-Menopausal Study’s Final Results
After more than a decade and over 100 journal articles, the final results are in from the Women’s Health Initiative, the study that startled millions of post-menopausal women and doctors in 2002 by linking the commonly prescribed estrogen plus progestin hormone replacement therapy to increased risk of breast cancer and heart disease.
Higher Cancer Risk for Slim Women During HRT Menopause Medication
Women of a healthy weight are more likely than obese women to get breast cancer when using hormone replacement therapy to alleviate menopause symptoms, a study claims.
Judge Grants Summary Judgment to Wyeth in HRT Breast Cancer Case
A federal judge in Philadelphia has granted summary judgment to Wyeth. Pharmaceuticals and other drug companies named in a products liability complaint by a Nevada woman who alleged her breast cancer was caused by hormone replacement therapy products manufactured by the defendants.