The British Medical Journal (BMJ): Published June 2023About 45% of all womenTrusted Source globally use menopausal hormone therapyTrusted Source — also known as hormone replacement therapy (HRT) — to help alleviate the symptoms of menopause.The study aims to assess the association between use of menopausal hormone therapy and development of d...

AHA Journal: Stroke: A Journal of Cerebral Circulation: Published on June, 2022Millions of women worldwide use exogenous hormones as oral contraceptives or hormone replacement therapy. Still, time-dependent and long-term consequences of exogenous hormones on stroke risk remains unclear.TAKE-HOME MESSAGEIn this UK Biobank analysis including 257,...

Studies clarify menopausal HT’s impact on breast cancer riskOne of the greatest concerns of women who are considering Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT) is the relationship between hormone use and breast cancer. Data from the The Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) suggest an increase in risk with combined estrogen-progestin therapy, but a reduction i...

TAKE-HOME MESSAGE A case–control study examined the role of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in postmenopausal women, including 30 women on HRT and 30 controls, in terms of salivary estrogen and mouth dryness symptoms.   After 6 months, HRT appeared to restore levels of salivary estrogen as well as reduce mouth dr...

TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Menopausal hormone therapy has been associated with various malignancies. In this Swedish registry study, the authors investigated the use of menopausal hormone therapy and risk of colorectal cancer.    The study found that Menopausal hormone therapy was associated with overall reduced odds for co...