HRT Safely Improves Quality of Life for Older Women

Post-menopausal women who take hormone replacement therapy (HRT) gain quality of life in several areas, according to a British study called WISDOM (Women’s International Study of long Duration Oestrogen after Menopause). Studies in recent years have suggested the treatment comes with some safety concerns but tailoring the therapy to an individual’s needs seems to produce maximum benefit with minimum risk of adverse effects. Read more

Hormone Replacement Therapy Linked to Cancer

Healthy women facing menopause should seriously consider the consequences of taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT). One major study was stopped in 2002 after women randomly assigned HRT were found to be at greater risk of developing cancer and cardiovascular disease than the women in the control group taking only a placebo. Read more