Thursday, July 27, 2006

Menopause treatment - hormone replacement therapy, a double edged sword?

"CLEVELAND -- Hormone replacement therapy was once hailed as the end to the misery of menopause, but in recent years, many doctors have been turning away from the treatment as more and more reports of the negative side effects surface. Is HRT really as bad as some say it is... or is it even worse?

Hot flashes. Suffering sex lives. Menopause can be miserable! Hormone replacement therapy can help, but conflicting headlines have left some confused. HRT has been linked to a 110 percent increase in breast cancer risk for smokers, overall a 41 percent increase in stroke risk, and a 22 percent increase in cardiovascular disease."

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