Experts say hormone replacement therapy can help the transition for women in menopause, but is it safe? Two doctors explain ...

"HRT contains oestrogen, which replenishes the body’s levels ... meaning some breeze through the transition with few symptoms. However, as the doctors have noted, if you stop the therapy ...

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) does not shorten or lengthen the life expectancy of those taking it to ease menopause symptoms, says the health assessment body NICE in updated guidance.

Those who take it generally don't stay on it forever, just to help with the menopausal transition ... of womb cancer. Most HRT medication works throughout the body, but topical treatments like ...

However, the type of HRT taken by the women studied was combined conjugated equine oestrogen and medroxyprogesterone acetate, not the body-identical hormones normally prescribed today. The latter ...

Some studies say menopause hormone therapy increases the risk of dementia, while others say it reduces it. Here’s how to make ...

Health assessment body NICE has stressed to GPs hormone replacement therapy (HRT) should be offered as the first treatment option to ease menopause symptoms. In its updated guidance, the use of ...

For women, this typically coincides with their transition to menopause. Menopause results from the body decreasing production of two hormones made by the ovaries: estrogen and progesterone.