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Why I Decided to Use HRT

By Laura Broadwell6 Mins Read

Before I hit menopause, I rarely—if ever—took prescription drugs. If I had a bad headache or cramps, I reached for…

Can Bisphosphonates Stop Breast Cancer from Spreading to Bones?

By Rita Colorito6 Mins Read

In 2016, at the age of 44, Susan Leonard was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer. For the last two…

How Safe and Effective Are Bioidentical Hormone Therapies?

By Tara Haelle7 Mins Read

(Ed’s note: Please note that hormone therapy is not recommended by any medical organizations for prevention of chronic disease, such…

News

Mistaken Side Effect Fears Stop Women From Breast Cancer Drug

By Jonathan Block2 Mins Read

Many women who are at high risk of developing breast cancer are not taking the drug tamoxifen – which has…

Does HRT for Menopause Deserve Its Bad Rap?

By Virginia Pelley515 Mins Read577 Views

Almost like clockwork every year, a news story pops up asking, “Should we rethink hormone treatments for menopause?” Despite these…

Healthy Skeptic new

Updated:June 30, 2022

Hot flashes = hot market for Noven

By Suzanne B. Robotti2 Mins ReadUpdated:June 30, 2022

16 million women put up with moderate to severe hot flashes because the hormone therapy drugs offered have side effects…

Updated:June 30, 2022

Hot Flash from FDA Advisors

By Suzanne B. Robotti2 Mins ReadUpdated:June 30, 2022

Is it hot in here or is it me? That’s the not-so-funny punch line of menopause. 75% of the 32…

Updated:June 30, 2022

HRT Increases Breast Cancer

By Suzanne B. Robotti2 Mins ReadUpdated:June 30, 2022

The news about hormone replacement therapy (HRT) that combines estrogen AND progestin is not good. In a newly released analysis of…

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