The Role of Hormone Therapy in the Prevention of Alzheimer DiseaseAlzheimer disease (AD) is the most prevalent form of dementia among older generations and is more common in women. Despite conflicting...
Hormone Therapy and High Attributable Risk of Elevated C-Reactive ProteinInflammation is thought to play a role in the initiation and development of cardiovascular disease, and much focus has been...
Hormone therapy and its affect on the mortality rate of menopausal womenHormone therapy is used to treat a multitude of menopause symptoms. From night sweats and incontinence, to weight gain...
Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy and its Association With Cognitive Impairment
A great deal of older women are affected by cognitive impairment, a widespread and often debilitating medical problem. Many scientists...
Missed Opportunities for Prevention of Osteoporotic Fracture and Hormone replacement therapyOsteoporosis is a growing problem among women in today´s society. A result of weakening bone mass, osteoporosis occurs...
Post Menopause Taking Hormone Replacement Therapy Women Suffer Higher Risk of Breast Cancer
Hormone replacement therapy is commonly used by women going through postmenopause. In the United States alone...
Hormone Therapy and HRT: Making Decisions in the Face of Uncertainty
Many women in today´s society are seeking relief from the various uncomfortable symptoms of menopause...
Aspirin, Postmenopausal Hormones, and C-Reactive Protein
Nearly all oral preparations of postmenopausal hormones (PMHs) increase levels of C-reactive protein (C-RP) which indicates inflammation...
Hormone Therapy During Menopause Considered Controversial
Hormone therapy is often used by women during menopause to replace the hormones lost by their body...
Replacement Hormones and the Associated Risk of Stroke in WomenHormonal Replacement Therapy (HRT) has been promoted by medical professionals for years and yet little research has been done into the risks of stroke...
Conclusions Taken from HERS and the Possible Link between Early Hormone Replacement Therapy Use and Cardiovascular Problems
For many years research has suggested that some of the benefits of hormone replacement therapy include reduced risk of cardiovascular problems...
Hormone Replacement Therapy, Sustained-Release Sodium Fluoride in the Treatment of the Elderly With Established Osteoporosis
This study aims to determine the safety and effectiveness of fluoride in increasing spinal bone mass and reducing spinal fractures...
Adult Onset of Asthma in WomenFive percent of the United States population is affected by asthma and this number continues to rise each year. Six billion dollars was spent...
Osteoporosis, Menopausal Hormones and the Supplementation of Calcium as a way to Combat BothAs women age they become more susceptible to bone fractures and osteoporosis. This is especially common post menopause when women generally suffer...
Dairy Food, Calcium, Hormone Therapy, and Risk of Cancer in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study
The intake of dairy food and calcium is regarded as having different effects on individual cancer sites on participants, which included women...
Hormone Therapy (HRT) and Peripheral Arterial Disease: The Rotterdam StudyPeripheral Arterial disease (PAD) is a growing health problem affecting elderly women in Western society. Various investigations have shown that patients...
Alternative Treatments to Hormone Replacement Therapy for Osteoporosis Sufferers with Fractures
The changes that occur in women’s bodies during menopause can dramatically change the way in which a women lives her life...
Hormones, Cardiovascular Disease and MenopauseSeveral studies have investigated the impact that hormones play on cardiovascular disease and coronary heart disease...
Multivitamin Use as Opposed to Hormone Therapy and the Risks of Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease as a Result
Many women take multivitamins as an alternative to more drastic forms of menopause relief such as hormone therapy. Although these multivitamins...
Having Less Menstrual Hormones Exposure Possibly Lowers Risk of Breast CancerA woman's exposure to estrogen hormones can determine her risk of breast cancer. The more estrogen hormones she has, the greater...
Use of Hormones and Breast Cancer In African American Women
Use of hormones is very common amongst postmenopausal women. Many turn to hormones therapy to combat osteoporosis...
Cancer Risk and the Consumption of Tea with Replacement HormonesThe regular consumption of green and black tea has long been known to hold some health giving properties, however until recently, the effect of tea...
Hormones Replacement Therapy and Cardiovascular DiseaseFor women over the age of sixty, coronary heart disease and cardiovascular disease are the primary concern of death...
Sustained Vertebral Fracture Risk Reduction After Withdrawal of Teriparatide in Women With Osteoporosis following Menopause
Teriparatide is a hormone therapy used by post-menopause women suffering from osteoporosis after menopause. The Fracture...
The Possible Use of Hormone Replacement Therapy in the Fight against Heart DiseaseHormone replacement therapy has long been thought to help fight age related health issues such as osteoporosis and coronary heart disease...
Effect of Hormone Therapy Use On Recurrent Coronary Events
After menopause, many women turn to hormone therapy to help alleviate the symptoms caused by a lack of estrogen...
Hormone therapy and it use to treat menopause symptoms
Many treatments are used to treat a variety of menopause symptoms in women approaching a later stage of life. Menopause symptoms result...
Certain Types of Breast Cancers linked with Hormone Replacement Therapy
The 1999 study by Dr. Susan M. Gapstur et al.: "Hormone Replacement Therapy and Risk of Breast Cancer With a Favorable Histology: Results of the Iowa ...
Hormone Replacement Therapy and Its Relationship to Breast CancerExtended use of hormone replacement therapy during menopause is associated with an increased frequency of breast cancer. Paradoxically...
Relationship Between Long Durations and Different Regimens of Hormones Therapy and Risk of Breast Cancer
A great deal of evidence from observational studies, and also the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) shows that after menopause, women using combined estrogen...
The Risk of Bone Fractures in Women Taking Hormone Replacement Therapy
As women reach menopausal age low estrogen levels can cause the bones to weaken drastically and many women will suffer from fractures as a result...
Increased Risks of Breast Cancer from Weight Gain and Hormone TherapyA high body mass index (BMI) has always been associated with increased health risks such as heart disease and diabetes; however recent research has also...
Alternatives for HRT for Postmenopausal Women
For decades, Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) has been a well-known aid to symptoms prevalent in postmenopausal women. Among these symptoms, it is mostly used to treat osteoporosis...
Osteoporosis somewhat helped by estrogen replacement therapyHalf of all women who have reached the post menopause stage have developed a fracture caused by osteoporosis at some point during their lives...
Hormone Replacement Therapy May Decrease Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
It is believed that fluctuating hormone levels that come as a result of menopause may affect several risk factors associated with coronary heart disease...
HRT Is Linked with Breast Tenderness and Breast-Tissue Density
The 2006 study by Crandall et al.: "Association of New-Onset Breast Discomfort with an Increase in Mammographic Density During Hormone Therapy" evaluates...
Link Found Between Hormones and Difficulty Sleeping in Middle Aged Women
A study has been conducted to determine how and if certain hormone levels effect the sleep pattern in middle-aged women. 630 women of perimenopausal...
Dry Eye Syndrome a Symptom of Hormone Replacement Therapy
Hormone replacement therapy (or HRT) has been linked to a whole host of serious health problems. According to new research published in
JAMA, hormone...