At one time, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was routinely prescribed to any woman reaching menopause and asking for it, in an effort to prevent fractures,osteoporosis, dementia and other chronic diseases.
Hot flushes are a common symptom on reaching menopause, not always needing treatment
That was fine but recent developments have advocated the reverse ? only women with severe symptoms of menopause like flushing,headaches and excessive sweating are given a short course to relieve the symptoms. Otherwise, HRTs are now not advised at all.
What is the evidence for the change in stance? The US funded Women?s Health Initiative, known as WHI, was halted in 2002 when initial results showed women taking a combination of estrogen and progestin had a higher risk of breast cancer, heart disease and stroke than women who received a placebo( or ?dud? pill). This marked a drastic shift in opinion, so that now, these combination pills are no longer advocated. Indeed, even oestrogen-only pills are now? taboo.
You can find more facts about HRT here:
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/women/index.htm
For alternatives to hormone therapy, see here:? http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/women/pht_facts.pdf
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Source: http://doctor2008.wordpress.com/2013/03/06/say-no-to-hrt/
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