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Long-term HRT use may raise fibroid risk 70%. (Patients with Low BMI).
CHICAGO -- Long-term use of combined hormone replacement therapy was associated with a 70% increased risk of uterine leiomyoma in peri- and postmenopausal patients in a recent case-control study.
The study--said to be the first to look specifically at the association between leiomyoma formation and prior HRT use--involved 256 women with a confirmed first case of leiomyoma and 276 control patients in the same age range who had no previous diagnosis of leiomyoma. Long-term use of HRT was defined as at least 5 years, Dr. Susan D. Reed reported at the annual meeting of the North American Menopause Society.
The association between HRT use and leiomyoma development was restricted to those with lower adiposity as measured by body mass index, said Dr. Reed of the University of Washington, Seattle.
Among case patients with a BMI of less than 24 ...
- Long-term combined HRT may raise leiomyoma risk. (Patients with Low BMI).
- Magazine article from: OB GYN News Worcester, Sharon November 15, 2002 700+ words
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...it. But what about ordinary women? Is HRT suitable for them - and, if not, what...stopped - and that is it. They don't need HRT. But most women notice changes. Periods...neck. These are the ones who will turn to HRT rather than suffer the effects of the menopause...
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- Magazine article from: Nursing Standard Lynch, Elizabeth August 27, 2003 700+ words
...BENEFITS of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) have tended to obscure the potential dangers...in Oxford, which shows that the combined HRT treatment doubles the possibility of breast...largest research ever into the link between HRT and breast cancer. More than a million...
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- Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot September 21, 2001 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: Family Practice News ZOLER, MITCHEL L. May 1, 1999 700+ words
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- Press release article from: M2 Presswire March 21, 2005 700+ words
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- HRT: 'Why it does you more harm than good'.
- Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England) Marsh, Beezy September 20, 2002 700+ words
...BEEZY MARSH MILLIONS of women who use HRT are today warned that the benefits of the...by health experts. They say that taking HRT for five years significantly increases the...clots and one stroke among every 1,000. HRT does have some positive side-effects...
- HRT Linked to Higher Risk Of Adult-Onset Asthma.
- Magazine article from: Family Practice News BOSCHERT, SHERRY December 15, 2000 700+ words
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