Hormone Replacement Therapy

Follow the links below to find information on the health effects and issues associated with hormone replacement therapy (HRT).

Reviewed January 2012

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Title:   Breast cancer and oestrogen
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Oestrogens affect the majority of breast cancers, which are called oestrogen receptor (ER) positive cancers. Medications used to treat these cancers either target oestrogen production or oestrogen action, preventing oestrogens from stimulating growth of breast cancer cells. In older women, being obese or taking combined hormone replacement therapy (HRT) long term may increase the risk of developing breast cancer.
Date:   Sep 2011
Title:   Menopause and weight gain
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Women at menopause often experience weight gain, particularly around the abdomen. This is often due to declining oestrogen levels, age-related loss of muscle tissue and lifestyle factors such as diet and lack of exercise. Contrary to common belief, weight gain is not linked to hormone replacement therapy (HRT).
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   HRT in the early menopause: scientific evidence and common perceptions
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) remains the first-line and most effective treatment for menopausal symptoms.
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and breast cancer study - recent Australian research
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Comments about research published in Medical Journal of Australia on June 2, 2008 showing that the decline in HRT use in Australia is linked to a decline in breast cancer rates among women aged 50 and over.
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   Menopause - hormone replacement therapy
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Menopausal symptoms like vaginal dryness, hot flushes and night sweats can be managed with education, support, lifestyle changes and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) if required. This is also known as hormone therapy or HT. While HRT reduces the risk of some debilitating diseases, it also increases the risk of others.
Date:   May 2011
Title:   Testosterone replacement therapy in men
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Testosterone replacement therapy refers to the administration of exogenous testosterone to increase testosterone concentration in a man's body. It is used to treat hypogonadism, a condition characterised by low levels of testosterone.
Date:   Apr 2011
Title:   Surgical menopause
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Surgical menopause is menopause that occurs as a result of the removal of the ovaries in a woman who is still having periods.
Date:   Jun 2010
Title:   Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and risk of breast cancer - NBOCC* Position statement
Publisher:   Cancer Australia
Description:   For the purposes of this position statement, the National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC) defines HRT as the use of exogenous hormones (eg oestrogens, progestogen, testosterone) to manage menopausal symptoms.
Date:   Jun 2011
Title:   'Bio-identical' hormones
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Women and health professionals are constantly being given information about 'hormone imbalance' and how to deal with menopause 'naturally'. All this information should be carefully evaluated given consideration to the accuracy, the reputation and the vested financial interests of the group promoting the information. \
Date:   Mar 2010
Title:   Menopause
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to information on maintaining health and health issues related to menopause, including the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT).
Date:   Mar 2010
Title:   Hormone replacement therapy
Publisher:   Queensland Health
Description:   Studies have shown that combined (progestinand oestrogen) hormone replacement therapy (HRT) increases the risk of breast cancer.
Date:   Oct 2009
Title:   Heart disease and HT
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   The Jean Hailes Foundation answers your questions about the findings of the Women's Health Initiative Estrogen plus Progestin Study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine August 7, 2003.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   American Women's Health Initiative
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   In July 2002 the announcement of the results of the combined hormone treatment trial within the American Women's Health Initiative (WHI) was greeted with alarm, primarily because of the manner in which the breast cancer results were presented.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Hormone therapy benefits and risks
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Short term use of hormone therapy (HT) may be useful for women experiencing more severe symptoms of menopause by: offering relief from night sweats and hot flushes; reducing vaginal dryness; improving sleep disturbance; improving a sense of wellbeing
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Hormones and HT
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   A woman produces many different natural female hormones including oestrogen, progesterone, and testosterone. Hormone Therapy (HT) or Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) is the giving of the female hormones oestrogen and progesterone, and sometimes testosterone.
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Hormone therapy (HT)
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Hormone Therapy (HT) or Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) is the giving of the female hormones oestrogen and progesterone, and sometimes testosterone. Oestrogen and progesterone are produced in the ovaries during a woman's reproductive life.
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Side effects of hormone therapy
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Some women may experience nausea, fluid retention, breast enlargement and discomfort, particularly during the first few months of taking HT. Usually these symptoms fade over time as the body adjusts to the new levels of hormones.
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Your questions
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Hormone therapy (HRT) FAQs
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   2008 - 'Bio-identical' hormones: recent developments
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it has begun enforcement action against compounding pharmacies making false and misleading claims about the safety and efficacy of 'bioidentical hormones'.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Hormone replacement therapy - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Hormone replacement therapy is not a quick fix to the challenge of menopause, but it can be a useful tool in the overall management of menopause.
Date:   Dec 2007

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