Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) News and Research

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Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) sometimes called estrogent replacement therapy or ERT, refers to a woman taking supplements of hormones such as estrogen alone or estrogen with another hormone called progesterone (progestin in its synthetic form). HRT replaces hormones that a woman’s body should be making or used to make.

Women using oestrogen-only HRT at increased risk of asthma after menopause

Oestrogen-only hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may increase the risk of developing asthma after the menopause, suggests a large scale study published ahead of print in the journal Thorax.

7 Feb 2010

Antares Pharma, Population Council report positive Phase 2 results for novel NES/E2 contraceptive gel

Antares Pharma, Inc. and the Population Council today announced successful results from a dose-finding Phase 2 trial for a novel contraceptive gel containing the progestin Nestorone and estradiol (NES/E2) utilizing the Antares ATD (advanced transdermal delivery) gel system. Based on this successful data, the two parties continue to expect to partner with a worldwide or regional pharmaceutical company in order to commercialize this novel contraceptive gel.

12 Jan 2010

Routine use of HRT increases longevity in postmenopausal women

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to treat menopausal estrogen deficiency has been in widespread use for over 60 years. Several observational studies over the years showed that HRT use by younger postmenopausal women was associated with a significant reduction in total mortality; available evidence supported the routine use of HRT to increase longevity in postmenopausal women.

29 Oct 2009

HRT may increase urinary incontinence in postmenopausal women

Grappling with the risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is nothing new for postmenopausal women. Researchers have now added more fuel to the fire, with evidence that HRT could play a role in incontinence.

7 Oct 2009

Research study links cancer to excess body weight

At least 124,000 new cancers in 2008 in Europe may have been caused by excess body weight, according to estimates from a new modelling study. The proportion of cases of new cancers attributable to a body mass index of 25kg/m2 or more were highest among women and in central European countries such as the Czech Republic, Latvia, Slovenia and Bulgaria.

From The University of Manchester 24 Sep 2009

Contraceptive pill likely cause for 20 percent drop in ovarian cancer rates

Ovarian cancer rates have fallen by almost 20 per cent in a decade, according to Cancer Research UK today (Wednesday).

8 Sep 2009

HRT-breast cancer risk stays same, regardless of family history

The risk of developing breast cancer due to taking hormone replacement therapy appears to be the same for women with a family history of the disease and without a family history, a University of Rochester Medical Center study concluded.

19 May 2009

Women warned about risks of alternative menopause treatments

Scientists at the University of Adelaide in South Australia are warning women about the use of 'alternative' menopause treatments because many have not been properly tested.

26 Apr 2009

Discrepancies between reports of HRT dangers and supporting data

In recent years, a series of highly publicized reports have warned of increases in breast cancer and other health problems in postmenopausal women who take hormone replacement therapy (HRT).

23 Apr 2009

Soybean chemicals may reduce menopause symptoms

Soy aglycons of isoflavone (SAI), a group of soybean constituent chemicals, have been shown to promote health in a rat model of the menopause.

9 Apr 2009

Natural 'defence' gene reveals how oestrogen fuels cancer

CANCER RESEARCH UK scientists have shown for the first time how a natural 'defence' gene involved in fighting infections such as common colds, can be triggered by hormones to ignite and drive cancers like breast, ovarian, and possibly prostate cancer. Their findings are published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.

13 Jan 2009

How to handle the menopause - eat less, get more active and wear HRT skin patches

The latest advice to women going through the menopause is eat less, get more active and consider wearing hormone replacement therapy (HRT) skin patches.

25 Nov 2008

Weight gain during menopause

Weight and appetite experts from around the world met at a conference in Bangkok earlier this year to discuss sex differences in obesity.

24 Nov 2008

Danish study provides new information on hormone replacement therapy and the risk of heart attacks

It's not what you take but the way that you take it that can produce different results in women who take hormone replacement therapy (HRT), according to new research on the association between HRT and heart attacks, published online in Europe's leading cardiology journal, the European Heart Journal today.

30 Sep 2008

Good tidings for women on HRT

For many women struggling to deal with the symptoms of the menopause, the latest research on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) bears good tidings.

25 Aug 2008

Chronic exposure to estrogen impairs some cognitive functions

University of Illinois researchers report this week that chronic exposure to estradiol, the main estrogen in the body, diminishes some cognitive functions. Rats exposed to a steady dose of estradiol were impaired on tasks involving working memory and response inhibition, the researchers found.

3 Aug 2008

Hormone replacement therapy and gallbladder disease

Use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) increases the risk of gallbladder disease but the effects are less with HRT given in skin patches or gels compared with HRT given orally, according to a study published on BMJ.com today.

10 Jul 2008

Confused about HRT? read on!

As if women are not confused enough about the pros and cons of hormone replacement therapy (HRT), an international group of experts now say safety issues regarding HRT have been "over hyped".

20 May 2008

HRT safe for healthy women entering menopause

HRT in the early postmenopausal period is safe, and healthy women going through the first few years of the menopause who need HRT to relieve symptoms should have no fears about its use. This is the conclusion and clinical advice of the First Global Summit on Menopause-Related Issues, which was held in Zurich on March 29th and 30th, 2008.

20 May 2008