What Doctors Don't Tell YouIt never rains but it pours for the HRT industry. One of the most lucrative drugs markets came crashing down with the sudden stopping of the Women’s Health Initiative trial when, last year, it was discovered that oestrogen plus progestin...
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) seems to be causing Raynaud's phenomenon, where poor circulation leads to the sensation of cold in the body's extremities. ...
In the second part of our special report, we catalogue the little known side effects of a drug that is more likely to make you ill than add sparkle to your life. ... ...
Oestrogen, used in hormone replacement therapy to counteract symptoms of the menopause, could be as addictive as heroin, warns the former president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. ...
New evidence suggests that the early loss of naturally produced oestrogen - a side-effect of a hysterectomy - may increase the risk of Parkinson’s disease.
The safety of unopposed low potency oestrogens, prescribed to treat urogenital symptoms in post menopausal women, is once again being questioned in new evidence which shows a link between HRT and ...
One female reader writes in wanting to know if there are any others like her who suffers from too-low levels of oestrogen and progesterone. According to her, the problem is not one of balance (the two hormones are in right ratio) but volume. Her...
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. ...
New data suggest that a combined oestrogen-proges-togen regime poses a greater risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women than oestrogen alone (JAMA, 2000; 283: 485-91). ...
