Menopause - hormone replacement therapy

hormone replacement therapy Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) refers to taking regular doses of hormones, usually the lowest effective doses, to replace the natural hormones that decrease at menopause. The two major female hormones are estrogen and progesterone.

Am I at Risk for Breast Cancer? Most women at some point in their lives wonder if they are at risk of developing breast cancer. In fact all women are at risk for breast cancer. The question is how much -- and if you're like most...

Putting the Brakes on Bone Breaks Caused by Osteoporosis Throughout life, your body's skeleton a living, dynamic, tissue is continually being remodeled as old bone is removed and replaced by new bone. Your body forms most of its bone mass, becoming heavier and denser during the teenage years. Women reach...

Estrogen-progestin linked to breast cancer risk The potential benefits of taking hormone replacement therapy beginning at menopause are many, ranging from relief from hot flashes to lowering the risks of heart disease and the brittle-bone disease osteoporosis...

Hormone Regimen Raises Concerns Less than three weeks after one major study found a greater increase in the risk of breast cancer among postmenopausal women taking both estrogen and progestin than among those taking estrogen alone...

Early menopause, late childbirth affect risk of death The risk of death may be increased in women who begin menopause early and those who have children late, according to findings reported in the March 15th issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology...

USDA Web Site Touts Health Benefits Of Soy Foods Seeking to increase public, and scientific, awareness of the benefits of healthful nutrients found in soybeans and other foods, the U.S. government has now unveiled a Web site listing amounts...

Estrogen Safe For Ovarian Cancer Survivors Estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) can improve the quality of life of ovarian cancer survivors without raising their risk for cancer recurrence...

Red Clover Extract May Improve "Good" Cholesterol Levels A dietary supplement derived from red clover, called P-081, significantly increased HDL ("good") cholesterol levels in postmenopausal women...