Health
Hormone replacement benefits
NEWS IN BRIEF — Posted June 14, 2004
Researchers believe it might be too soon to rule out any and all benefits from hormone therapy after menopause, despite the Women's Health Initiative's well-publicized findings regarding the dangers posed by hormones.
"It was right to close the Women's Health Initiative trial," said Judith L. Turgeon, PhD, professor of internal medicine at the University of California, Davis, and lead author of an HT article in the May 28 Science. "But we should not generalize the results of this trial and overlook the real potential that other forms of hormone therapy may offer postmenopausal women."
Formulation, dose, whether given by pill or patch and characteristics of the woman being treated are all important factors that should be considered, said Phyllis M. Wise, PhD, dean of the University of California, Davis, division of biological sciences, and a co-author of the study.
Note: This item originally appeared at http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2004/06/14/hlbf0614.htm.
