hormone replacement therapy

Oestrogen reduces risk of fracture after menopause

harminka — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 07:11:20 -0500

From the end of the 1970s to the late 1990s there was a significant reduction in the incidence of hip and distal forearm fractures among Oslo women in the early phase after menopause. Part of this decline can be explained by the large increase in the use of hormone replacement therapy after menopause in the same period, a new study shows.

Hormone replacement therapy may be beneficial for postmenopausal women

harminka — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:37:47 -0500

Postmenopausal women are at an increased risk of developing coronary artery disease, yet recent research studies have sometimes resulted in conflicting data regarding how best to treat or minimize the effects of the disease.

Oral HRT more than doubles risk of blood clots

harminka — Fri, 23 May 2008 08:00:11 -0500

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) given in skin patches may cause fewer blood clots than HRT given orally, according to a report published on BMJ.com today. Furthermore, women who take the oral form of HRT more than double their risk of developing a blood clot, say the authors.

HRT may cause breast cancer recurrence

seher — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:31:12 -0500

Hormone replacement therapy, which is known to increase the risk of breast cancer, also appears to make it more likely a tumor will return in women who have had the disease, researchers said on Tuesday.

Hormone replacement therapy increases breast cancer recurrence

harminka — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:02:31 -0500

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for peri- and postmenopausal symptoms increases disease recurrence in breast cancer survivors, according to an article published online March 25 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Hormone replacement therapy has no effect on risk, severity of rheumatoid arthritis

harminka — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 06:54:32 -0600

Although rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is more predominant in women, the reasons for this are unclear. Many studies have examined the effects of estrogen on the risk and severity of RA, but the results are conflicting and controversial.

Hormone Replacement Therapy Menopause Symptoms Affects Mammogram

admin_huliq — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:09:45 -0600

Women who take hormone replacement therapy to ease menopause symptoms have abnormal mammogram results. This makes breast biopsies hard to be detected by doctors.

Hormone replacement therapy raises breast cancer chances for women

seher — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:42:22 -0600

Hormone replacement therapy poses a risk for women to develop breast cancer. This risk is only a little higher, but many women undergoing the therapy will worry a lot more about abnormal mammograms or decide to have breast biopsy which they could avoid under different circumstances.

Grapes, soy, kudzu blunt some menopausal side effects

harminka — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 12:45:13 -0500

Menopausal women are at relatively high risk for memory loss, high blood pressure (hypertension) and diabetes. A decade ago, the standard treatment for these problems was long-term hormone replacement therapy (HRT).

Testosterone Replacement Therapy Safe For Aging Men?

harminka — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 07:19:29 -0500

For decades, older women have taken hormone replacements to replenish estrogen and progesterone levels lost to aging. More recently, testosterone (the most important male hormone) supplements have been used by aging men to improve their muscle mass, bone strength, libido and quality of life.

Several changes recommended regarding treatment strategy

harminka — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 05:02:56 -0500

The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association have jointly released revised Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Unstable Angina (UA)/Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (NSTEMI).

Colon cancer is disease of hormone deficiency

harminka — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 01:43:19 -0500

Researchers at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson in Philadelphia have found new evidence suggesting that colon cancer is actually a disease of missing hormones that could potentially be treated by hormone replacement therapy.