More on HRT and breast cancer Menopause Lifestyle -

Last month researchers at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center announced that the incidence of breast cancer in the United States had dropped by just over 7% in 2003. This drop came after the WHI brought out a report showing an increase in the risks for breast cancer and stroke for women taking [...]

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Are you more likely to get ovarian cancer if you use HRT? Menopause Lifestyle -

A new study carried out by the Lancet, a medical journal in th U.K. has shown an increased risk of developing ovarian cancer in women who use HRT (hormone replacement therapy). It also showed that the affected women were more likely to die from the disease than women who were not on HRT. This was [...]

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Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and colon cancer Menopause Lifestyle -

Many women are using (largely synthetic) Hormone Replacement Therapy to relieve menopause symptoms like hot flashes and night sweats even though it has been associated with an increased risk of stroke and breast cancer. If you are one of them then keep reading. The results of the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI), a large study carried [...]

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Wean yourself off synthetic hormones Menopause Lifestyle -

Are you using synthetic hormone replacement therapy to relieve menopause symptoms? You may be worried by some of the bad news you’ve been hearing about the risks involved. On the other hand you may be asking yourself how you’re going to survive without HRT. Well you don’t have to. You can opt for bioidentical hormone [...]

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Mammograms Not Improved By Pausing Hormone Therapy Menopause Lifestyle -

Post-menopausal women on hormone replacement are usually advised to stop taking their hormone therapy for 1-2 months before they have a mammogram to screen for breast cancer based on research that suggested that this would improve the quality of the mammogram. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) makes the breast tissue appear more dense (thicker) so that [...]

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Postmenopausal hormone therapy and ovarian cancer- again! Menopause Lifestyle -

Women with moderate to severe menopause symptoms often consider hormone therapy to help ease them through various problems like hot flashes (flushes), night sweats and sore/tender breasts and nipples amongst others. If you’re considering this, the usual advice is to weigh the advantages and disadvantages before starting HRT (hormone replacement therapy). New research published in [...]

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Using HRT? Patch may be safer than pills Menopause Lifestyle -

Conventional hormone therapy using progesterone and estrogen have been used by menopausal women for decades to relieve menopause symptoms, hormone pills being the most popular. After the results of the WHI (Women’s Health Initiative) study which showed an increased risk of developing certain disorders with HRT use, women came off the hormones in droves. Although [...]

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What are the side effects of progesterone? Should I expect the same from a natural bioidentical progesterone cream? Menopause Lifestyle -

Progesterone side effects are usually found with the synthetic progesterones known as progestins. Manufacturers take the bioidentical progesterone produced from plant sources and change the structure to achieve various results e.g. give it longer lasting effects. The body recognizes these substances as foreign and so reacts to them in various ways leading to side effects. [...]

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