Hormone replacement therapy
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Based on early studies, many physicians used to believe that HRT might be beneficial for reducing the risk of heart disease and bone fractures caused by osteoporosis (thinning of the bones) in addition to treating menopausal symptoms.
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NEW YORK  - Hormone suppression and diet therapy can relieve pain in women with endometriosis who undergo conservative therapy, according to a report in the medical journal Fertility and Sterility.
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It&#39;s been decades since scientists formed the belief that testosterone therapy could spur increased sexual desire in women. Now researchers think they have a reliable way to deliver the testosterone
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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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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 taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) are at an increased risk of developing life-threatening blood clots, it was reported today.
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A new study has found that leptin plays a critical role in womenâs reproductive and neuroendocrine health and suggests a future for the hormone in treating a number of conditions including exercise-induced bone loss, eating disorders and some cases of
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The estrogen component of oral hormone replacement therapy around the time of menopause is associated with ovarian cancer risk, findings from a Danish study show.
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When the hot flashes and the sleepless nights became too unbearable, Patti Gardner&#39;s doctor put her on hormone-replacement therapy.
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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, the American College of Obstetricians and  Gynecologists said on Friday.
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Older women taking certain hormone replacement therapy may suffer hearing damage, scientists report.
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Hormone replacement therapy can raise the risk of an uncommon type of breast cancer fourfold after just three years, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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A mammogram may be less effective if a woman is on hormone replacement therapy (HRT), a new British study finds. Mammography&#39;s ability to detect and exclude
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New research suggests that two  months of "androgen deprivation" therapy, which reduces levels  of the androgen, a male hormone, can help slow the growth of  locally advanced prostate cancer when given before and during  radiotherapy. Plus, the short course of androgen deprivation  therapy does not increase the risk of death from cardiovascular  disease, which had been a concern.
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Estrogen-progestin pills double post-menopausal women&#39;s chances of developing dangerous blood clots, and the risk is even higher for overweight patients and those over 60, researchers say.
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A newer drug called anastrozole could replace tamoxifen as the standard drug for postmenopausal breast cancer patients whose cancer is fueled by estrogen, a new study finds.
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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.