Baseline incidence of invasive breast cancers in non-HRT users is 32/1000 between ages 50 and 65 years. Baseline incidence of endometrial cancers in non-HRT users is 5/1000 between ages 50 and 64 years. The excess risk of breast cancer with long-term use
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Menopause-related estrogen loss is associated with symptoms that can have a negative impact on a woman’s sense of well-being and her daily activities. In addition, menopausal women are at an increased risk for developing osteoporosis. Therefore, for some menopausal women, hormone therapy
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In 1993 in an article in Science a group of researchers recommended caution regarding the ever-changing practices of prescribing hormone replacement therapy (HRT). In Britain the so-called Disablement Association of Hillingdon has begun a campaign to increase skepticism about the magical effects
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Our culture, which sees happiness as something you put in your mouth or inject into your body, no sooner suspected that estrogen, like serotonin, was a magic philter that would restore and maintain equilibrium, health and well-being, than it began clamoring for
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