New Menopause Hormone Therapy Guide Issued
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WASHINGTON - Despite its clear risks and bad press, hormone therapy remains the best treatment for some women suffering miserable menopause symptoms - and it is inappropriate for doctors to withhold, says a new guide to help doctors and patients with the difficult decision.    Women who do try estrogen should use the lowest possible dose for the shortest period of time, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists stressed...
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Here's what a newly approved drug looks like.
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Dec. 8, 2004 (San Antonio) -- Postmenopausal women with breast cancer fare better if they are treated with a new class of hormone drugs called aromatase inhibitors than if they are given tamoxifen, the standard
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women who take hormone therapy that combines estrogen with progestin have double the risk for venous thrombosis, a type of blood clot, according to a recent study.
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NEW YORK  - Women suffering from hot flashes might find relief with a drug called gabapentin, investigators report.
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A group of drugs called aromatase inhibitors should be used after surgery to treat postmenopausal women with hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer, new guidelines recommend.
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This is a document from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), UK, to doctors regarding updated prescribing advice on the effect of Depo-Provera contraception on bones.
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A new type of breast cancer drug is superior to the old standard, tamoxifen, in older women and should now be the first drug used to treat
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Women who have ovaries removed before the menopause risk Parkinson's Disease and memory problems, work suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Women who experience headaches, irritability and mood swings as menopause nears will likely see these symptoms diminish as menopause progresses, new research suggests.
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NEW YORK -- Women who have their ovaries removed before menopause run a heightened risk of developing dementia or other mental problems later in life _ unless they take estrogen until age 50, a new study suggests.
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MONDAY, Oct. 18 (HealthDayNews) -- A new study adds more weight to the cancer risks posed by hormone therapy by finding that the menopausal treatment also makes breast cancer harder to detect.
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A formula is devised that can predict the risk of bone fractures in woman suffering osteoporosis.
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When added to conventional hormone replacement therapy (HRT), testosterone may reduce the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women, results of a small study suggest.
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NEW YORK  - Acupuncture may offer women an   alternative for easing hot flashes during menopause,   preliminary research suggests.
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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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More evidence that hormone replacement therapy could be harming the hearts of older women is published.