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The HRT Decision.(hormone replacement therapy)(Column)
This year has brought a steady drumbeat of bad news linking hormone- replacement therapy to an increased risk of heart disease, blood clots, stroke and breast cancer. NEWSWEEK sifts through the studies:
What should women still taking HRT do?
Don't panic. HRT pills are no longer the darling of the medical profession--though they're still considered the gold standard for relieving menopausal symptoms. "There are no good long-term health reasons for using combined hormone-replacement therapy," says Dr. Monica Morrow, director of the breast program at Chicago's Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
Should anyone be using HRT to prevent heart disease or osteoporosis?
No. It increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes. For bone loss, take another drug like ...
- HRT Reduces Left Ventricular Mass In Hypertensives.(hormone replacement therapy)
- Magazine article from: Family Practice News ZOLER, MITCHEL L. May 1, 1999 700+ words
HRT's effect on LDL shown for the first...cardiovascular benefits of hormone replacement therapy emerged from two studies presented...American College of Cardiology Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) reduced left ventricular mass in...
- HRT Doesn't Raise Endometrial Ca Recurrence Risk.(Hormone replacement therapy )
- Magazine article from: Family Practice News BOSCHERT, SHERRY April 15, 2000 700+ words
...Hormone replacement therapy did not increase...study ever of HRT use in women...patients taking HRT. To date...unopposed estrogen replacement therapy with placebo...recurrence due to HRT. Although...to estrogen replacement therapy
- HRT Prescribing: Leave Heart Out of Patient Counseling.(hormone replacement...
- Magazine article from: Family Practice News McNAMARA, DAMIAN August 15, 2001 700+ words
...effects of hormone replacement therapy, advising physicians...prescribing hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for postmenopausal...regarding hormone replacement therapy for prevention of...clearly shows that HRT is not effective...
- HRT doubles cancer risk, study finds; Medical experts advise women to stop or...
- Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) August 8, 2003 700+ words
...forms of hormone replacement therapy are twice as likely...cancer following HRT is also thought...form of hormone replacement therapy - including oestrogen...and progestogen HRT and tibolone...breast cancer and HRT on 0808 808 1010...safety of hormone replacement ...
- Should postmenopausal women who are taking HRT continue for life?(hormone...
- Magazine article from: Family Practice News July 1, 2000 700+ words
...has begun hormone replacement therapy, she should continue for life. HRT should be taken...women begin hormone replacement therapy to address transitional...health needs. HRT has beneficial...taking hormone replacement therapy--especially...risk, and that HRT ...
- Breast Density Changes as HRT Starts and Stops.(hormone replacement therapy)
- Magazine article from: Women's Health Weekly Henderson, C. W. January 25, 2001 700+ words
...continued use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on breast density...following continued HRT use, may be affected...screening. Hormone replacement therapy is associated with...accuracy among women using HRT are a likely result...
- Swedish study ties HRT to raised risk of breast ca: estrogen-only replacement...
- Magazine article from: OB GYN News Jancin, Bruce February 1, 2003 700+ words
...Progestin-containing hormone replacement therapy was associated with a markedly...risk, but estrogen-only replacement therapy was not, according to the...progestin-containing hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for at least 4 years is...
- HRT Should Not Be Used for Heart Disease Prevention.(hormone replacement...
- Magazine article from: Family Practice News CHENG, GUANG-SHING May 1, 2000 700+ words
Early data link HRT to slightly more heart...thrombolysis. Hormone replacement therapy should not be prescribed...trial show that women on HRT had slightly more heart...after starting hormone replacement therapy (HRT), compared with placebo...