A new study shows that post-menopausal women who are on hormone replacement therapy have a lower risk of developing a painful shoulder condition than women who aren’t receiving the treatment. The research into estrogen therapy and the condition, adhesive capsulitis, was conducted by the Duke University Departments of Orthopedics and Obstetrics & Gynecology. Results were… Continue reading Shoulder Pain and Estrogen Therapy
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Is Hormone Therapy Safe for You?
Who doesn’t want to look and feel younger? A flock of anti-aging products and medical clinics cater to this desire, but health experts caution that pursuing the so-called fountain of youth without being properly informed can be hazardous to your health. Determining fact from fiction can be a challenge in today’s sea of contradictory Internet… Continue reading Is Hormone Therapy Safe for You?
Diabetes: A New Insight into the Protective Role of Estrogens
Epidemiological data indicate an explosion of type 2 diabetes cases for women after menopause. What is responsible for that? The surprisingly protective role of estrogens, highlighted by the fact that a woman undergoing hormone replacement therapy has up to 35% less risks of developing type 2 diabetes than a woman without treatment. By elucidating how… Continue reading Diabetes: A New Insight into the Protective Role of Estrogens
Estrogen Therapy May Help Protect Against Glaucoma
Women who took estrogen-only hormone replacement therapy after ovary removal had a lower risk of developing glaucoma, according to research presented in November at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. The study, conducted at Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins University, Stanford University, and the University of California, San Francisco, appears to… Continue reading Estrogen Therapy May Help Protect Against Glaucoma
The Latest News about HRT and Your Memory
Contrary to popular belief, taking estrogen after menopause may not affect the memory and thinking abilities of healthy women no matter when the treatment is started, according to research is published in the July 20th, 2016 online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The recent study is among the… Continue reading The Latest News about HRT and Your Memory
Helping Women Navigate the Hormone Replacement Therapy Debate
The end of the “hormone therapy era” appears to have been greatly exaggerated. More than a decade ago the Women’s Health Initiative published in an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association advised menopausal women to stop their hormone replacement therapy due to a reported increase in breast cancer, strokes, and heart attacks.… Continue reading Helping Women Navigate the Hormone Replacement Therapy Debate