What Doctors Don't Tell YouReader's Corner
A major HRT trial in the US has been halted because the combination of conjugated equine oestrogen (0.625 mg/ day) and medroxyprogesterone acetate (2.5 mg/day) (Prempro) simply did more harm than good.
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HEALTHY TEETH: Healthy body
I am a 40-year-old woman and, four months ago, I had a hysterectomy with removal of both ovaries. I recovered incredibly quickly from the surgery, but four weeks after, I noticed I was no longer producing oil on my face or my scalp (since puberty, I...
HRT: Its days as a ‘just-in-case’ are numbered
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It 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...
Now that HRT has been largely discredited, millions of women embarking on the menopause are on the lookout for natural alternatives. One of the favourites is so-called ‘natural’ progesterone,
Contrary to what medicine has always maintained, new data from the American Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study (HERS) indicate that HRT does not, in general, improve the quality of life for postmenopausal women.
