menopause hormone

TOPLINE: A meta-analysis found no clear evidence on whether menopause hormone therapy (MHT) increased, decreased, or had no effect on the risk for dementia or mild cognitive impairment in postmenopausal women, irrespective of the formulation, duration, or age of initiation. According to the authors, the evidence did not support using MHT for the prevention of dementia following menopause at […]

by University College London edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan  Editors’ notes Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A major review of prior research has found no evidence that menopause hormone therapy either increases or decreases dementia risk in postmenopausal women, in a new study led by University College London (UCL) researchers. The findings, commissioned by the World

by Meg Wingerter edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin  Editors’ notes Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Removing the most dire warning from hormonal therapies to treat menopause is likely the right call, women’s health experts say, but exuberance for the treatments could be getting ahead of the evidence. Since 2003, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration