Hormone Replacement Therapy

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

Reviewed January 2009

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Title:   Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and risk of breast cancer - NBOCC Position statement
Publisher:   National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC)
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:   Sep 2009
Title:   HRT and lung cancer
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Statement on the recent HRT and lung cancer results from the WHI study.
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   Hormonal therapy
Publisher:   InfraPsych
Description:   In hormonal therapy, a person is given a hormone, or hormonal supplements to increase the effects of the hormones that are already present in the body. Provides a brief overview of the use of hormonal therapies in a number of different situations.
Date:   Apr 2009
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:   Mar 2009
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:   Jan 2009
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:   Jul 2008
Title:   WHI and urinary incontinence: a review
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   A further Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study was published in February 2005 which showed an increase in the incidence of urinary incontinence on Hormone Therapy (HT) compared to placebo.
Date:   Jul 2008
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:   Jun 2008
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:   WHI oestrogen only and breast cancer
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health reports on new evidence showing the risk of breast cancer is not increased for women on oestrogen-alone hormone therapy.
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:   Women's Health Initiative - USA
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   The USA National Institutes of Health established the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) to address the most common causes of death, disability and impaired quality of life in postmenopausal women.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Oestrogen and breast cancer
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Oestrogen-alone hormone therapy, used in women who have had a hysterectomy, does not increase breast cancer risk if used for seven years or less, as revealed recently from the Women's Health Initiative.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   MWS, HT and breast cancer
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   The Million Women Study (MWS) is a UK national study of women's health, involving around one million women aged 50 and over. It aims to answer many outstanding questions about the factors affecting women's health in this age group. The main focus of the study relates to the effects of hormone replacement therapy use.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   The Million Women Study
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   The Million Women Study (MWS) is a UK national study of women's health, involving around one million women aged 50 and over. It aims to answer many outstanding questions about the factors affecting women's health in this age group. The main focus of the study relates to the effects of hormone replacement therapy use.
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:   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:   Mar 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
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