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Hormone Replacement Therapy Linked To Dry Eyes.(Brief Article)
2001 DEC 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hormones taken by millions of women at menopause can increase the risk of dry eye syndrome, which in severe cases can affect vision, a new study has found.
In the study of 25,389 women 49 and older, those taking estrogen alone were about 70% more likely to have the syndrome than women not using the supplements. Women taking both estrogen and progesterone faced a 30% increased risk.
The findings appear in the November 7, 2001 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
It is among the first studies linking hormone supplements to dry eye syndrome, said researcher Debra Schaumberg of Harvard University's Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Hormone supplements relieve symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats that happen when women's bodies stop making natural estrogen and ...
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