Now experts say HRT IMPROVES quality of life despite the health risks

Health benefits? A new study has found Hormone Replacement Therapy(HRT) can 'transform' quality of life for women even years after the menopause Women gain significant benefits in quality of life from taking HRT even years after the menopause, say researchers. Older women enjoy improvements in many aspects of health when taking Hormone Replacement Therapy. About three- quarters of patients who complained of night sweats and hot flushes found the symptoms vanished after a year of hormone replacement. Even in women who were well past menopause and did not suffer hot flushes, there was a marked improvement in sleep, sexuality and joint pain as a result of the treatment, according to a study released on Friday in the British Medical Journal Online First. Experts last night called for HRT guidelines to be reviewed. The... [read full story]