HRT linked to lower dementia risk, but timing and menopause type matter

HRT May Protect Women's Brains Differently Depending On This

A new study of postmenopausal women found HRT was linked to lower dementia risk, but the association depended on age at initiation and menopause type.

Scientists pinpoint when women should start HRT to cut dementia risk

The study also found that women who naturally had lower exposure to oestrogen over their lifetime seemed to have a 16 per cent reduced odds of dementia

HRT linked to lower dementia risk, but timing and menopause type matter

In a UK Biobank study of 183,450 postmenopausal women followed for an average of 13.3 years, hormone replacement therapy use was associated with a modestly lower risk of dementia, with stronger associations in women who had surgical menopause or shorter natural estrogen exposure. The relationship also varied by age at HRT initiation, while the observational design means the findings cannot establish that HRT prevents dementia.

Dementia Risks Vary by Menopause Hormone Therapy Timing, Study Shows

(MedPage Today) -- Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was tied to a lower risk of dementia in a prospective study of nearly 185,000 postmenopausal women in the U.K. Biobank. Over 13 years of follow-up, HRT use was associated with a lower risk of...