Hormone replacement therapy does not prevent heart attacks in vulnerable women but may lead to an increased risk of blood clots, a study has shown. HRT is known to protect against osteoporosis ...

Women today face a stark warning over links between HRT and breast cancer. A massive British study of a million women found the risk of cancer can be twice as high for those taking the most common ...

i.e. allowing a lag-time from 6 months to 6 years between HRT exposure and breast cancer diagnosis. Little difference was also found between crude and adjusted relative risk estimates. The ...

HRT – hormone replacement therapy – was pretty much out of the question. Studies in 2002 had linked it to breast cancer, and ...

Women taking certain types of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) tablets could be more at risk from serious blood clots - although the overall risk is low, BMJ research suggests. It found tablets ...

Surgical menopause also causes hormonal imbalances, which increase your risk of developing a variety of conditions, including heart disease and osteoporosis. For this reason, and depending on your ...

Menopause usually begins between 45 and 55 years of age, but some people may experience it as early as age 35. This is known as early menopause. Treatments for symptoms include supplements and ...

A number of prospective or cross-sectional studies have been undertaken to assess the effect of HRT (unopposed estrogen or combined estrogen and progesterone) on CVD risk factors. Results have varied.

Photo by Ed Uthman, CC BY 2.0. The effect of combined hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in increasing a woman’s risk of breast cancer is likely to have been underestimated by a number of previous ...

Some studies have also linked HRT to an increased risk of breast, womb and ovarian cancer, though this increased risk is small compared to many lifestyle risk factors like smoking and obesity.

A research review published in 2023 in the Canadian Medical Association Journal recommends HRT as a first-line treatment for ...