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by hernews
Posted: Mon., June 23, 2008, 10:19 am
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By Shannon Koehle
EmpowHer's Health Reporter
Menopause can be a stressful, irritable time in one’s life. Suffering from hot flashes, mood swings, decreased libido, low energy and more, some women’s symptoms are simply unbearable.
While there are medical treatments available to relieve symptoms, the International Hormone Society, made up of a collection of doctors worldwide, holds that bio-identical hormones may be safer than synthetic ones.
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by hernews
Posted: Thu., May 22, 2008, 07:23 am
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By Amanda Gardner
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) -- Standard cholesterol evaluations may help predict which women are at risk for heart problems while taking hormone replacement therapy, and which women are not.
Simply put, those with good cholesterol levels experience no increased risk for heart attacks while taking hormone therapy, while women with high levels do have a heightened risk, a new study suggests.
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by hernews
Posted: Mon., April 28, 2008, 04:30 pm
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By Steven Reinberg
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, April 28 (HealthDay News) -- No matter when postmenopausal women start hormone replacement therapy (HRT), high doses of the treatment increase their risk of stroke, a new study finds.
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by tberger
Posted: Fri., April 18, 2008, 06:09 pm
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Dr. Berger explains the connection between women's hormone replacement therapy and acne.
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by hernews
Posted: Wed., April 16, 2008, 01:45 pm
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By Amanda Gardner
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, April 16 (HealthDay News) -- The timing of hormone therapy might determine its effect on a woman's heart.
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by EmpowHer
Posted: Tue., April 8, 2008, 02:02 pm
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By Amanda Gardner
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, April 8 (HealthDay News) -- Women who took a common form of estrogen as hormone replacement therapy during menopause more than doubled their risk for certain types of benign breast disease compared with women who took a placebo, researchers say.
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by EmpowHer
Posted: Mon., April 7, 2008, 02:21 pm
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By Amanda Gardner
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, April 7 (HealthDay News) -- In the continuing search to uncover the benefits and risks of hormone therapy for women, a new study suggests that the amount of hormone a woman takes may determine whether it helps or harms her.
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by EmpowHer
Posted: Tue., March 25, 2008, 03:52 pm
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By Amanda Gardner
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, March 25 (HealthDay News) -- European researchers report more grim news concerning women and hormone replacement therapy: Not only do healthy women run the risk of developing breast cancer while taking the therapy, breast cancer survivors who do the same face a higher risk of a recurrence or a new malignancy.
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by EmpowHer
Posted: Tue., March 4, 2008, 02:45 pm
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By Amanda Gardner
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) -- An increased risk of breast cancer lingers after a woman stops taking combination hormone replacement therapy, a new study shows.
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by EmpowHer
Posted: Mon., February 25, 2008, 07:29 pm
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CHICAGO - Women on hormone replacement therapy have only a slightly higher risk of developing breast cancer, but there are much greater chances they will experience the worry of abnormal mammograms or may undergo an avoidable breast biopsy, researchers said on Monday.
Mammograms and biopsy exams were also found to be less reliable at detecting breast cancer among women taking hormones, which counteract symptoms of menopause such as hot flashes and vaginal dryness.
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