Menopause is not a disease or a state of oestrogen deficiency. It is an age-appropriate, natural decline in oestrogen levels. Even though alternative therapists accept this, they are still passing out ‘prescriptions’ for natural oestrogen and...
KEEP ON WALKING: a simple remedy for postmenopausal women
The decrease in bone density that accompanies aging is only a small factor in the greatly increased risk of hip fracture in older life, researchers have discovered. ...
Doctors have assumed that the female hormone estrogen offers natural protection against heart complaints, and is the reason why women suffer fewer attacks than men. ...
Menopausal women are being prescribed hormone replacement therapy by their doctors with inadequate consultation or discussion, according to a survey. ...
Now that HRT has been discredited, is there a safe alternative that works as well? It's a question that's been raised by many readers, and we've printed some responses in previous broadcasts.
A new British review has concluded that a woman taking HRT is more likely to contract a life-threatening disease than be protected against one.
All British GPs are being urged to be more proactive in their prescribing of hormone replacement therapy to women patients. ...
Women who stay on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for more than 10 years increase their risks of developing fatal ovarian cancer by 70 per cent, a major new study has discovered. ...
The benefits of hormone replacement therapy could be cancelled out by their risks, according to an editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine. ...
