Outliving Your Ovaries - An Endocrinologist Weighs The Risks and Rewards of Treating Menopause with Hormone Replacement Therapy by Marina Johnson MD

Author:Marina Johnson MD [Johnson MD, Marina]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Non-Fiction: Health
ISBN: 9780983021506
Publisher: Eyesong Publishing
Published: 2010-11-18T00:00:00+00:00

KEY POINTS:

Continuous Combined Oral Estrogen/Progestins increases risks for the following:

Heart Disease in women starting on HRT 10 years past menopause

Strokes

Blood Clots in Legs

Pulmonary Emboli

Breast Cancer

Dementia and Cognitive Decline

Urinary Incontinence

Hearing Loss

Sexual Dysfunction

Gallstones

Migraines

Based upon the current database, published clinical studies and my years of clinical experience, postmenopausal women who decide to take HRT and want to optimize benefits and lessen risks should opt for topical over oral estradiol and progesterone over a synthetic progestin. In women with a uterus who require the addition of progesterone, some but not all studies show a benefit from cyclic over continuous use of progesterone/progestin..

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