July 28th, 2014
No Reduction in Atherosclerosis Progression With Menopausal Hormone Therapy
Larry Husten, PHD
More than a decade ago the Women’s Health Study produced surprising and important results when it showed that broad use of hormone replacement therapy did not reduce cardiovascular risk in postmenopausal women. However, the study also led to speculation that hormone therapy might be beneficial when delivered closer to the time of menopause. Now a study published […]
October 10th, 2012
Danish Study Gives a Boost to Hormone Replacement Therapy ‘Timing Hypothesis’
Larry Husten, PHD
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) suffered a sharp blow a decade ago when the Women’s Health Initiative failed to show any cardiovascular benefit in women taking HRT. Despite the setback, many researchers theorized that HRT might still be beneficial in women who start HRT close to menopause. Now a study from Denmark published in BMJ lends strong support to […]
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