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• HORMONES BENEFIT YOUNGER WOMEN

  Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

  From Reuters Health Information
  Hormone Replacement Beneficial in Younger Postmenopausal Women
  By David Douglas
  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Nov 12 - Pooled data from controlled trials involving more than 16,000 women indicate that hormone replacement therapy reduces mortality in younger postmenopausal women, researchers report in the November issue of The American Journal of Medicine.
  As lead investigator Dr. Shelley [...]

• Vaginal Hysterectomy = Best

  Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

  From Medscape Medical News
  Vaginal Hysterectomy Preferred for Benign Conditions
  Laurie Barclay, MD
  November 9, 2009 — The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) advocates vaginal hysterectomy as tt the safest, most cost-effective method to remove the uterus for noncancerous reasons, according to a new committee opinion published in the November issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
  “Vaginal hysterectomy [...]

• More Magazine - April ‘09 Edition

  Sunday, March 29th, 2009

  The Other Side of the Hormone Controversy
  Most experts say women should take hormones for only a few years after menopause, and only if their symptoms are severe. Now, in a new book, biologist Winnifred Cutler claims that HT is safe for long-term use and highly beneficial– as long as you do it right. Here, [...]

• NO INCREASE IN URINE LEAKING

  Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

  Impact of hysterectomy on stress urinary incontinence: an identical twin study
  This research was presented at the 32nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Urogynecological Association, Cancun, Mexico, June 12-16, 2007, and the 28th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Urogynecologic Society, Hollywood, FL, Sept. 27-29, 2007.

  Jay-James R. Miller, MD, MSa, Sylvia M. Botros, MD, [...]

• obesity/ovarian cancer

  Thursday, January 8th, 2009

  This trend is everywhere.
  Ovarian Cancer Risk Higher in Obese Women
  Risk even higher among women who never used hormone therapy
  Publish date: Jan 7, 2009

  WEDNESDAY, Jan. 7 (HealthDay News) — Obese women are at modestly higher risk of developing ovarian cancer, particularly if they never used menopausal hormone therapy, according to a report published online Jan. 6 [...]

• vaginal health/quality of life

  Thursday, January 8th, 2009

  Another benefit of routine exams.
  From Medscape Ob/Gyn & Women’s Health
  Expert Columns
  Vaginal Atrophy: The 21st Century Health Issue Affecting Quality of Life
  Posted 08/31/2007
  Michael L. Krychman, MD
  INTRODUCTION
  Vaginal dryness and atrophy is a silent epidemic that affects many women who are undoubtedly suffering in silence. This chronic and progressive medical condition has been estimated to affect up [...]

• Estrogen protection/ Heart Disease

  Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

  Estrogen may have a protective role in coronary heart disease in women aged 50-59 years.

  Menopause Int 2008;14:40-45
  doi:10.1258/mi.2007.007037
  © 2008 British Menopause Society

  British Menopause Society Council Consensus Statement

  Primary prevention of coronary heart disease in women

  Margaret Rees, John Stevenson on behalf of the British Menopause Society Council
  Correspondence: Margaret Rees MA DPhil FRCOG, Reader in Reproductive Medicine, Honorary [...]

• Estrogen use after menopause does NOT increase breast cancer risk

  Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

  Estrogen use after menopause does NOT increase breast cancer risk.

  Effects of Conjugated Equine Estrogens on Breast Cancer and Mammography Screening in Postmenopausal Women With Hysterectomy
  Marcia L. Stefanick, PhD; Garnet L. Anderson, PhD; Karen L. Margolis, MD, MPH; Susan L. Hendrix, DO; Rebecca J. Rodabough, MS; Electra D. Paskett, PhD; Dorothy S. Lane, MD, [...]

• HRT,HEART,MORTALITY

  Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

  “The Window“
  The Beneficial Effect of Hormone Therapy on Mortality and Coronary Heart Disease in Younger versus Older Postmenopausal Women
  Posted 02/29/2008
  Howard N. Hodis, MD; Wendy J. Mack, PhD
  Author Information
  Introduction
  Although the public portrayal of systemic hormone therapy (HT; encompassing both estrogen-alone therapy [ET] and estrogen-progestogen therapy [EPT]) as a preventive therapy is negative, the actual data paint [...]

• HRT in Younger Women- Endocrinologists

  Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

  January 7, 2008 (Jacksonville, FL) - The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) has released a statement on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and cardiovascular risk, emphasizing that HRT does not appear harmful in younger women in early menopause and may indeed be beneficial in this group [1]. “With this in mind, and given the powerful [...]