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Global menopause summit concludes HRT is safe for healthy women entering menopause

                   
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May 20, 2008
        
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An international group of menopause experts has concluded that HRT in the early postmenopausal period is safe, and healthy women going through the first few years of menopause who need HRT to relieve symptoms should have no fears about its use Global menopause summit concludes HRT is safe for... [read full story]                    

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HRT pills higher blood clot risk than patches

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HRT heart and cancer risks were 'over-hyped'

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International Menopause Society Research Team Says HRT Is Safe, Safety Concerns 'Overhyped'

medicalnewstoday.com
May 22, 2008
        

The risks associated with hormone replacement therapy are not as great as commonly believed, and women in the early stages of menopause should not worry about taking the drugs, according to Amos Pines, chair of the International Menopause Society, who issued a consensus statement from a team of...

Summit: HRT safe for women 50 to 59

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May 22, 2008
        

MADRID, May 22 (UPI) -- An international group of menopause experts meeting in Switzerland said that hormone replacement therapy in the early postmenopausal period is safe. The experts said healthy women going through the first few years of menopause who need HRT to relieve symptoms should...

Oral HRT doubles the risk of blood clots

independent.ie
May 22, 2008
        

ORAL hormone replacement therapy more than doubles a woman's risk of blood clots compared to skin patches, according to a new report. The study, published on the British Medical Journal website today, says taking hormone therapy orally can raise the risk by two to three times. It is already known...

                   

Is HRT Really Safe?

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May 22, 2008
        

Is HRT really safe? Conclusions of the Global Menopause Summit at the 12th World Congress on Menopause in Madrid were presented by Professor Amos Pines pronouncing that HRT is now safe for women to use as they enter the menopause but consumers and the medical profession around the world must be...

                   
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[22-05-2008] New HRT Review Disappoints on Breast Cancer Risk says Women’s Health Expert

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May 21, 2008
        

Experts presenting their review of HRT studies at the World Congress on the Menopause, Madrid, this week recommended that HRT for women in early menopause is safe after all. Yet, comments Dr Marilyn Glenville PhD, the UK’s leading authority on natural health for women, their findings relating to...

HRT Is Safe For Healthy Women Entering Menopause Concludes Global Menopause Summit

medicalnewstoday.com
May 21, 2008
        

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...

Hormone Replacement Therapy Is Safe For Healthy Women Entering Menopause, Summit Concludes

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May 21, 2008
        

ScienceDaily (May 21, 2008) — Global menopause summit concludes HRT is safe for healthy women entering the 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...

Hormone therapy safe in early menopause: researchers

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May 20, 2008
        

By Michael Kahn LONDON (Reuters) - Women entering menopause should not worry about hormone replacement therapy -- despite a highly publicized study that put off many woman from the drugs, an international panel of experts said on Tuesday. Researchers told a global menopause summit in Madrid that...

'Hormone therapy safe for women'

indiatimes.com
May 20, 2008
        

LONDON: Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is safe for most women entering menopause, according to an international group of experts. In a "state-of-the-science summary" presented on Tuesday at the World Congress on Menopause in Madrid, the experts said healthy women going through early menopause...

                   

'HRT Is Safe for Healthy Women'

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May 20, 2008
        

It's official, I'm told. Healthy women entering menopause can now relax about hormone replacement therapy and should push aside all those concerns about heart disease, breast cancer, and strokes. That's the conclusion of a group of international experts affiliated with the International Menopause...

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