HRT&#39;s Link to Higher Blood Clot Risk Confirmed
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Women who receive combination hormone therapy are at double the risk of developing blood clots in their veins, according to a major government study on the treatment.
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Researchers are still figuring out the dangers and benefits of hormone replacement therapy, but two new studies give a boost to estrogen as a defense against dementia
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NEW YORK  - New research involving  male-to-female transsexuals lends further credence to the  theory that sex hormones are involved in migraine generation,  physicians report in the medical journal Neurology.
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HRT, in the form of estrogen replacement (ERT), has been prescribed since the 1940s to treat the unpleasant side effects that menopause causes in some women.
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A new study showing an increased risk of blood clots among women using a contraceptive skin patch prompted the Food and Drug Administration on Friday to add that finding to the drug's label.
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Depending on whom you ask, Procter &amp; Gamble&#39;s new female testosterone patch is either a medical marvel that will change women&#39;s lives or a potentially dangerous
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About a quarter of US women who stopped taking hormone replacement therapy after it was found to raise the risk of heart disease and some cancers have gone back on it, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists said
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Women who have a faster growth rate are at an increased risk of being exposed to breast cancer, a new research has revealed. The study, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, reveals that women
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Tiny differences in genes linked to the hormone estrogen can strongly influence a woman&#39;s risk of developing breast cancer, US researchers reported on Wednesday.
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MONDAY, Oct. 11 (HealthDayNews) -- The breast cancer drug tamoxifen may cause a slight increase in stroke risk, says a Duke University Medical Center study in the Oct. 12 issue of Neurology.
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Boston Scientific Corp. BSX.N on   Thursday said an internal analysis confirmed an increased risk   of blood clots with its drug-coated device used to keep   previously clogged arteries open.
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About a quarter of U.S. women who stopped taking hormone replacement therapy after it was found to raise the risk of heart disease and some cancers have gone back on it, according to a new study.
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SEATTLE - Postmenopausal women who take combination estrogen-plus-progestin hormone-replacement therapy for one year experience a twofold increase in breast density â- known risk factor for breast cancer â - a quadrupled risk of having an
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Women were warned Wednesday that their risk of blood clots in the legs and lungs may be higher if they use the birth-control patch instead of the pill.
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Life-threatening blood clots and flying have been linked for more than 50 years, but a new study confirms the risk, particularly for those who take long flights.
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Younger women who start taking estrogen as soon as they enter menopause may be protected from heart disease, researchers said on Wednesday.
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Blood clotting is four to five times more likely to occur in patients who have drug-coated heart devices known as stents, compared with the older bare-metal variety, according to a large data analysis by the Cleveland Clinic released yesterday.