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New findings from the Women's
Health Initiative and other studies offer important information
about the risks and benefits of long-term menopausal hormone therapy.
The links below point to information resources, including the most
current from the NIH, on both long-term and short-term hormone use,
and other concerns related to women's health during and after menopause.
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Estrogen-Alone
Hormone Therapy Could Increase Risk of Dementia in Older Women,
June 22, 2004 |
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WHI Study
Finds No Heart Disease Benefit, Increased Stroke Risk With Estrogen
Alone, April 13, 2004 |
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NIH Asks
Participants in Women’s Health Initiative Estrogen-Alone Study to
Stop Study Pills, Begin Follow-up Phase , March 2, 2004 |
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Questions and
Answers About the Estrogen-Alone Study - National Heart, Lung,
and Blood Institute |
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Questions and
Answers About the WHI Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy Trials -
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute |
Women's Health Initiative Hormone Therapy Study
Menopausal and Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy
Menopause
Osteoporosis
Ovarian Cancer Risk
Dementia
Understanding Risk
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