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Hormone replacement does not improve cognition in elderly women.
2002 DEC 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hormone replacement therapy has been the subject of some controversy recently concerning potential benefits and risks.
A study from the University of California, San Francisco, the San Francisco VA Medical Center, Wyeth-Ayerst Research, and the University of California, San Diego, examines whether this therapy can improve cognitive function in elderly women with coronary disease.
Previous findings of several randomized trials suggest that estrogen therapy improves cognition in postmenopausal women without pre-existing dementia. According to the authors, " all of these trials were small (18-64 participants), several reported improved cognition in the estrogen-treated group but did not compare these changes with those in the placebo group, and most enrolled women were recently menopausal and likely to be suffering from menopausal symptoms. Relief of vasomotor symptoms and insomnia by estrogen therapy might have resulted in better concentration and improvement in cognitive performance."
Using subjects from the Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study (HERS), a randomized, placebo-controlled trial involving 2763 women with coronary disease, participants at 10 of the 20 HERS centers were invited to enroll in the cognitive function substudy. Subjects were followed for more than 4 years and cognitive function was measured in 517 women in the hormone group and 546 in the ...
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...receive cardiac protection from estrogen therapy. It also demonstrates that...not have heart benefits from estrogen therapy. "This study further emphasizes...quality of life and memory/cognitive function will be assessed. About KLRI...
- Soy isoflavones may improve cognitive function in postmenopausal women.(More...
- Magazine article from: Environmental Nutrition September 1, 2003 700+ words
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- Smoking, estrogen therapy bad combination for Alzheimer's.
- Magazine article from: Internal Medicine News Sullivan, Michele G. June 15, 2005 700+ words
...postmenopausal nonsmokers who use estrogen therapy, but nearly doubles among those who both smoke and use estrogen therapy, Rosebud O. Roberts, M.B...Minn., also found that early estrogen therapy might be a predictor for Alzheimer...
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- Magazine article from: Family Practice News Sullivan, Michele G. July 1, 2005 700+ words
...postmenopausal nonsmokers who use estrogen therapy, but nearly doubles among those who both smoke and use estrogen therapy, Rosebud O. Roberts, M.B...menopausal women; in contrast, estrogen therapy later in life appears to be protective...
- Estrogen therapy to prevent osteoporosis.
- Newspaper article from: HealthFacts August 1, 1989 700+ words
ESTROGEN THERAPY TO PREVENT OSTEOPOROSIS Recommendation...replacement is not recommended, estrogen therapy should be considered for asymptomatic...last 12 days of the cycle. Because estrogen therapy increases the risk of endometrial...
