and that risk increases the longer women take HRT. We found that when they stop taking HRT this excess risk disappears and five years after stopping use the risk has virtually vanished.

In terms of HRT, we know that this seems to have fewer side effects and possibly fewer risks as well.” Apart from its contraceptive effects, the Mirena also provides the progestogen component of ...

Study leader Professor Anthony Swerdlow, Professor of Epidemiology at the ICR said: “Our research shows that some previous studies are likely to have underestimated the risk of breast cancer with ...

“Randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trials take years and are expensive. We have good evidence for many of the benefits of HRT, but some clinicians discuss benefits that are not yet backed up ...

and 964 had formerly used HRT. We found that diabetic women appear to respond somewhat differently than their nondiabetic counterparts to HRT. Estrogens were associated with proportionately lower ...

Here, we cover the different types of HRT and look into which one could be right for you. A study in 2013 found transdermal menopausal hormone therapy is a safer option than oral therapy.

Women experiencing symptoms of menopause will be invited to apply for free hormone replacement therapy (HRT) from January onwards, under plans due to be approved by Cabinet on Tuesday. Minister ...

"We'll recruit people who are E4 and non-E4," she told BBC Radio 4's Today programme. "Put women on HRT, follow them up, study them in quite a lot of detail, and hopefully that will provide us ...

“But we must do more and that’s why in Budget 2025, I allocated €20m to provide free HRT products to better support women by removing cost as a barrier to care. From January next, where HRT ...