Estrogen replacement therapy, brief version *

Estrogen replacement therapy, brief version * When a woman goes through menopause, she has fewer and fewer periods. After a few months or years, her periods stop altogether. After this, her ovaries no longer release eggs, and she makes less of the hormones estrogen and progesterone.

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...

Another study links HRT to breast cancer risk A second report links hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with increased breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women...

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...

Estrogen therapy cited as preventing heart disease The benefits of estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) in preventing heart disease generally outweigh the increased breast cancer risk...

Hormone therapy does not slow Alzheimer's Taking estrogen replacement therapy does not slow down the progression of mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease in elderly women, according to a new study...

Estrogen Therapy Cited As Preventing Heart Disease The benefits of estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) in preventing heart disease generally outweigh the increased breast cancer risk...

Hormone therapy does not help women with heart disease Hormone replacement therapy does not improve heart disease in postmenopausal women who already have been diagnosed with the illness...