Can hormone therapy improve heart health in menopausal women?

Can hormone therapy improve heart health in menopausal women?

Oral hormone therapy may benefit heart health in menopausal women. A new analysis of data from the Women's Health Initiative found that estrogen-based oral hormone therapy had a long-term beneficial effect on biomarkers of cardiovascular health, including cholesterol.

Hormone therapy may improve heart health in menopausal women

Deciding whether to start hormone therapy during the menopause transition, the life phase that's the bookend to puberty and when a woman's menstrual cycle stops, is a hotly debated topic. While hormone therapy—replacing the hormones that were previously produced by the body with synthetic medication—is recommended to manage bothersome symptoms like hot flashes and night sweats, Matthew Nudy, assistant professor of medicine at the Penn State Coll…

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