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" Study Links Hormone Replacement Therapy to Dementia"
June 16, 2006
A recent study found that older women taking combination hormone replacement therapy for more than five years were two times more likely to develop dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, than those who were not using the medications.
The investigation, part of the Women’s Health Initiative Memory Study, was published in the May issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. The new research, which evaluated about 4,500 women, revealed that women over 65 who took Prempro, a combination of estrogen and progestin hormone therapy had a significantly increased risk of dementia compared to those taking a placebo.
The study also concluded that combination hormone replacement therapy did not protect women against developing Mild Cognitive Impairment, a less severe form of cognitive impairment than dementia.
Investigators urge women not to use combination estrogen-progestin hormone replacement therapy to promote brain function post menopause.
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If you are currently taking hormone replacement therapy,
the combination of estrogen and progestin, you are advised
to contact your doctor IMMEDIATELY
for hormone replacement therapy alternatives.
For more information on hormone replacement therapy alternatives
and your legal rights, please
contact a hormone replacement therapy lawyer.
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