Hormone Replacement Therapy

Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) got the attention of everyone recently when the media announced that the Women's Health Initiative study was abandoned due to an increase in numbers of complications in the study group on combined estrogen and progesterone therapy. Menopause patients on hormone replacement therapy should seek the advice of their physicians as to whether a particular type of therapy should be continued.

The links below may be helpful in understanding the whole story.

 

ACOG Statement on the Estrogen Plus Progestin Trial of The Women's Health Initiative

 

AMA News: Long-Term Use of Estrogen-Only Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Linked With Increased Risk of Ovarian Cancer

 

ACOG Response to Women's Health Initiative Study Results

by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

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