Mulling Hormones for Menopause Symptoms?

By Theresa Tamkins
This is the second section of a two-part article. Read more about hormones and the risks of heart disease.
Thinking about taking hormones to reduce menopausal symptoms, but concerned about the breast cancer risk? Well, it’s a tricky decision.
Although millions of women were routinely put on hormones during menopause in the past, many stopped [...]

HRT Increases Stroke Risk

(HealthDay News) — No matter when postmenopausal women start hormone replacement therapy (HRT), high doses of the treatment increase their risk of stroke, a new study finds.
The risk for stroke does appear lower in younger women taking HRT and in those taking the lowest doses of estrogen, Harvard researchers say. However, in women who took [...]