by Huntsman Cancer Institute Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For millions of American women, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has provided relief from side effects of menopause. As the ovaries stop releasing eggs, a woman’s body also stops producing the hormones progesterone and estrogen. This change often affects quality of life due to hot flashes, mood swings, vaginal...
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Assessing the feasibility of hormone replacement therapy for post-menopausal women with hand osteoarthritis
by University of Oxford Change in mean hand pain in participants over the study period. (A) Recall at study visits of mean hand pain on a 0–10 NRS for the preceding 14 days before the baseline, and week 4, 12, 24, and 28 study visits. (B) Mean of recorded daily mean hand pain on a...
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Hormone replacement therapy could ward off Alzheimer’s among at-risk women
by University of East Anglia Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) could help prevent Alzheimer’s Dementia among women at risk of developing the disease—according to University of East Anglia research. The study shows that HRT use is associated with better memory, cognition and larger brain volumes in later life among women carrying the APOE4...
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Women should not be alarmed by study linking HRT to Alzheimer’s disease
Doctors are encouraging women not to be alarmed by a new study linking the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with a slightly increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease. The Royal College of GPs says the research does not prove that HRT causes Alzheimer’s disease and that women who are using the therapy should continue to do so. The study, which was recently published in...
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Hormone Replacement Therapy Won’t Cause Early Death, Long-Term Study Finds
When it comes to hormone replacement therapy, there’s a dissent. Some would say outright it leads to early death, while some would reject such a notion, arguing the process isn’t as harmful as originally perceived. A new study weighs in on that debate. Replacing Hormones: Harmful Or Not? Hormone replacement therapy, in which a combination of...