Prior to the WHI, the accepted view among physicians was that
estrogen therapy reduced a woman's risk of developing cognitive impairment.
Estrogen therapy reduced some of the risk in women who had undergone the procedure.
Not exact matches
However, other research has suggested that the
estrogen - like effects of isoflavones may
reduce the effectiveness of endocrine
therapies used to treat breast cancer.
The U.S. study testing the long - term benefits and risks of hormone replacement
therapy (HRT) was halted after an interim analysis found that the drugs — a combination of
estrogen and progestin — increased the risk of breast cancer, stroke, and heart disease, and that those risks outweighed
reduced risks of colorectal cancer and bone fractures (ScienceNOW, 9 July).
Hormonal
therapy for patients with
estrogen - or progesterone - positive breast cancers can
reduce the risk of cancer recurrence by as much as 50 percent.
Doctor prescribed
estrogen therapy can help strengthen your bones,
reduce hot flashes, and improve your sleep.
Taking certain medications — heart medications, diuretics, asthma meds, birth control pills and
estrogen replacement
therapy — certain drugs have been shown to
reduce magnesium levels by increasing excretion through the kidneys.
You have
reduced sex drive, depression and fatigue after surgically induced menopause, and
estrogen therapy hasn't relieved your symptoms