Some Women Resume HRT After Study Highlights Risks
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About a quarter of the women who stopped taking hormones two years ago after a major study highlighted their risks have since resumed the treatment, health experts said.
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ATLANTA, June 20 -- Five years after a landmark study scared millions of women off hormones for menopause symptoms, new research suggests the pills may offer some heart benefits for certain women who start taking them in their 50s.
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More evidence that hormone replacement therapy could be harming the hearts of older women is published.
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Margo Hofeldt was one of millions of women who stopped taking hormone replacement therapy after a major study found the hormones increased the risk for breast cancer, heart disease and other conditions.
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WASHINGTON Oct. 1, 2004 - 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
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Female sex hormones in the womb may influence neurodevelopment and later risk for anorexia, a new study suggests.
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For women who have struggled with the symptoms of menopause but are fearful of taking risky hormone pills, there is at last a bit of hope.
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In a startling turnaround, breast cancer rates in the United States dropped dramatically in 2003, and experts said they believe it is because many women stopped taking hormone pills.
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Older women taking certain hormone replacement therapy may suffer hearing damage, scientists report.
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Women going through the menopause have a higher risk of developing respiratory diseases, researchers say.
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SAN ANTONIO -- In a startling turnaround, breast cancer rates in the United States dropped dramatically in 2003, and experts said they believe it is because many women stopped taking hormone pills.
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Most women who have breast cancer and are past menopause should take a type of hormone-blocking drug known as an aromatase inhibitor to prevent cancer recurrence, experts said Monday.
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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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Mammograms are not as effective at detecting potentially life-threatening breast cancers in thin women, those taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and those who have had previous breast surgery as they are in other women, scientists reveal today.
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Women using some hormone replacement therapies may be putting their hearing at risk, a US study says.
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Taking a form of HRT can sharply increase the risk of a blood clot for some women, research suggests.
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Contrary to some beliefs, women who return to work after being diagnosed with breast cancer are not typically demoted or otherwise discriminated against in the workplace, new study findings show.