Organisation: Women’s Health Initiative

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

The pros and cons of hormone replacement therapy for menopausal symptoms

Following new research, doctors are once again prescribing HRT to women experiencing menopausal symptoms. But is it a long-term option, asks Ailin Quinlan.

Sat, 19 Mar, 2016

Oestrogen-only HRT increases breast cancer risk, study finds

LONG-TERM oestrogen-only hormone replacement therapy for women who have had their wombs removed can increase the risk of breast cancer, researchers said today.

Tue, 09 May, 2006

Experts question research on HRT

MILLIONS of women may have been misled about the effect of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on heart disease risk because of flawed research, experts claimed yesterday.

Mon, 28 Jun, 2004

HRT trial halted amid breast cancer fears

Doctors have halted another major HRT study after early findings showed women were being made to face an “unacceptably high risk” of breast cancer, it was revealed today.

Mon, 02 Feb, 2004