Hormone Replacement Therapy Information and Side Effects ERT; Estrogen Replacement Therapy; Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT); HRT
HRT. Hormones (estrogen, progesterone, or both) given to women after menopause to replace the hormones no longer produced by the ovaries. Also called menopausal hormone therapy.
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FDA Backs New Hormone Therapy Education Campaign
... The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has launched a national campaign to help educate women about the pros and cons associated with the use of estrogen therapy, also known as hormone replacement ther...
Source: Cleveland Clinic
Hormone Replacement Therapy: Benefits May Outweigh Risks for Some Women ... Cleveland Clinic menopause experts advise each woman to determine her "personal risk profile" with her physician before abruptly stopping hormone replacement therapy (HRT) due to fears that ...
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Hormone Replacement Therapy Complications1-2 of 2
Menopause and Ovarian Cancer
... Menopause itself is not associated with an increased risk of developing cancer. However, the rates of many cancers, including ovarian cancer, do increase with age. In addition, some of the drugs used ...
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Estrogen Dependent Cancers ... Breast cancer: In the Women''s Health Initiative, 8506 women took combination hormone replacement therapy for an average of 5.2 years of follow up. Women were evaluated for high risk by the Gail Model...
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Hormone Replacement Therapy Results1-2 of 4 more...
Menopause Quiz: Is HT Right for You?
... While post menopause hormone therapy (HRT) is generally an effective way to manage menopausal symptoms and prevent osteoporosis, it is not recommended for everyone. The following quiz may help you det...
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Hormone Therapy ... While there are several treatment options for menopause, hormone therapy (HT) is the most well known and the most efficacious and the only FDA-approved treatment. Every year researchers find out more ...
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Hormone Therapy: Frequently
Asked Questions
... What is hormone therapy? Hormone therapy (HT) is a treatment program in which a woman who has a uterus takes estrogen and progestin (a synthetic form of progesterone) to relieve menopause symptoms and...
Source: Cleveland Clinic
FDA Backs New Hormone Therapy Education Campaign ... The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has launched a national campaign to help educate women about the pros and cons associated with the use of estrogen therapy, also known as hormone replacement ther...
Source: Cleveland Clinic
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Hormone Replacement Therapy Articles
- DES: Questions and Answers
... Key Points DES (diethylstilbestrol), a synthetic form of estrogen (a female hormone), was prescribed between 1940 and 1971 to help women with certain complications of pregnancy (see Question 1). DES h... - Estrogen-Alone Hormone Therapy Could Increase Risk of Dementia in Older Women
... Older women using estrogen-alone hormone therapy could be at a slightly greater risk of developing dementia, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), than women who do not use any menopausal hormone th... - FDA Approves Estrasorb For Treatment of Menopausal Hot Flashes
... FDA approved Estrasorb (estradiol topical emulsion), an estrogen therapy product in a topical form. Current estrogen products available for treatment include oral pills, transdermal patches, and a vag... - Menopausal Hormone Use: Questions and Answers
... Key Points Menopausal hormone use (sometimes referred to as hormone replacement therapy or postmenopausal hormone use) involves taking either estrogen alone or estrogen in combination with progesteron... - Questions and Answers on the Use of Hormones After Menopause for Osteoporosis
... The Women's Health Initiative (WHI) is a long-term study of the risks and benefits of strategies that may reduce the occurrence of heart disease, breast and colorectal cancer, and bone fractures i... - Rates of Dementia Increase Among Older Women on Combination Hormone Therapy
... Older women taking combination hormone therapy had twice the rate of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD), compared with women who did not take the medication, according to new findings from a... - The Estrogen and Progestin Dilemma:
New Advice, Labeling Guidelines
... By Linda Bren The Food and Drug Administration is giving important new safety advice to postmenopausal women and their health-care providers concerning drug products that contain estrogen. The updated... - WHI Study Finds No Heart Disease Benefit, Increased Stroke Risk With Estrogen Alone
... A large, multi-center heart disease prevention study, part of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI), found that estrogen-alone hormone therapy had no effect on coronary heart disease risk but increa...