Archive for the ‘Menopause’ Category
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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 […]
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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 […]