Washington, Nov 24 (ANI): Scientists have found little evidence suggesting that menopausal women taking hormone replacement therapy are at an increased cardiovascular disease risk.
Although the effects of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on CVD are favourable, these depend on the woman’s age and medical background.
There is a trend that HRT is cardioprotective in younger women. [...]
Sydney, Nov 13 (IANS) Overdiagnosis of invasive breast cancer could be as high as 42 percent, says a new study.
The study shows the reduced mortality rate from increased mammography screening has a flipside.
There is 30 to 42 percent excess of women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer, over that expected, who undergo unnecessary treatment.
This [...]
Washington, October 7 (ANI): A new study suggests that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may worsen incontinence in postmenopausal women.
“Our main finding, which comes in particular from one huge trial, is that one type of HRT – systemic conjugated equine estrogen (CEE) – may make urinary incontinence worse,” said June Cody, a methodologist at the [...]
London, Sept 20 (ANI): Postmenopausal women who take controversial hormone replacement therapy are at increased risk of getting and dying from lung cancer, says a new study.
An eight-year study of 16,600 women found the disease was 71 per cent more likely to be fatal in women taking HRT compared with those taking a placebo pill, [...]
Washington, Sept 9 (ANI): A drug initially used to treat seizures improves sleep quality in menopausal women with hot flashes, claims a new study.
University of Rochester Medical Center researchers have reported the finding online and in the September issue of the Journal of Women’s Health.
The study is the first to show sustained benefits in sleep [...]
Washington, Sept 3 (ANI): Dietary supplements that claim to have the power of estrogen and help postmenopausal women with bone health may not be as effective as previously believed, says a new study.
Women who are menopausal or postmenopausal produce less estrogen, that leads to bone loss. Estrogen hormone replacement therapy was the traditional treatment, but [...]
