Irish Health The evidence base for Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT): what ... Science Daily The 'facts' that most women and clinicians consider in making the decision to use, or not use, HRT are frequently wrong or incorrectly applied according to a ... HRT linked with lower mortality - IrishHealthIrish Health Could HRT reduce gum disease risk?-7685 | Dentistry news | Dental ...Cosmetic Dentistry Guide (press release) all 3 news articles » Original post: The evidence base for Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT): what ... - Science Daily … Continue reading →

The facts that most women and clinicians consider in making the decision to use, or not use, HRT are frequently wrong or incorrectly applied says Professor Robert D Langer in a paper entitled The evidence base for HRT: what can we believe?, which will be published in the forthcoming April edition of the journal of the International Menopause Society, Climacteric. It raises serious questions about the facts that have led women and their doctors to believe hormone therapy (often called HRT) is unsafe. The incendiary reports surrounding the early termination of the Womens Health Initiative (WHI) clinical trial of a specific form of HRT (conjugated equine estrogens with medroxyprogesterone acetate), in 2002, were highly misleading. They indicated that the study was stopped because HRT caused breast cancer and heart attacks, when in reality the study was stopped for more subtle reasons and there was no statistically significant harm for either breast cancer or heart attacks. Nonetheless, that stunning report quickly resulted in women across the world abandoning HRT. Professor Langer, one of the principal investigators in the WHI, describes in his paper the process which led to the distorted reporting of the WHI findings that triggered the sensationalised cascade of … Continue reading →

TheHealthSite Hormone replacement therapy associated with lower early mortality Science Daily Women using hormone replacement therapy to relieve the symptoms of menopause faced a lower risk of death and showed lower levels of atherosclerosis, or plaque buildup in the heart's arteries, compared to women not using hormone therapy, according to ... Hormone replacement therapy may be good for your heartTheHealthSite Women's heart health may be improved by hormone replacement therapy: StudyBel Marra Health all 4 news articles » Go here to read the rest: Hormone replacement therapy associated with lower early mortality - Science Daily … Continue reading →

A provocative new study looking at postmenopausal women who underwent coronary artery calcium (CAC) scanning indicates that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) use is associated not only with lower CAC scores but also lower all-cause mortality over a mean follow-up of 8 years. The study, say investigators, should reopen the question of whether hormone replacement, according to contemporary guidance, may be useful in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. This is not a closed issue, senior author Daniel Berman, MD (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA), told TCTMD, noting that baseline amounts or changes in atherosclerosis may be useful in determining a role for HRT. Further studies should be performed, he said. The study by Berman and colleagues will be presented by first author Yoav Arnson, MD (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center), at the upcoming American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2017 Scientific Sessions and was released early to the media this week. HRT: A Rocky Road The theory that hormone replacement in postmenopausal women could help prevent cardiovascular disease first evolved out of observational studies in the 1980s and 1990s, leading to widespread use of HRT and the launch of the massive Womens Health Initiative (WHI) study in 1991. HRTs popularity plummeted, however, … Continue reading →

A study has found thatHRT helps stop arteries becoming clogged with plaque which can trigger fatal heart attacks and strokes WOMEN on hormone replacement therapy tend to live longer, a study says. Taking the menopause relief treatment has survival benefits and cuts the overall risk of death by 30 per cent, experts claim. Canopy One reason is that HRT helps stop arteries becoming clogged with plaque which can trigger fatal heart attacks and strokes, the scientists found. The aim of HRT is to replace oestrogen and progesterone the body stops producing at menopause. Some experts believe oestrogen helps the heart by cutting cholesterol and aiding blood flow by making vessels more flexible. But controversially, other research links it to cancer and deep vein thrombosis. In the most recent study on plaque build-up, researchers analysed the health records of more than 4,200 women. Each had been given a CT scan to measure atherosclerosis the amount of calcium in the hearts arteries. Alamy Higher levels indicate a build-up of plaque which increases the risk of heart attack and stroke. Overall, women on HRT were 20 per cent more likely to have a coronary calcium score of zero. They were 36 per cent … Continue reading →