Combined hormone therapy may involve continuously taking estrogen and progestin every day. Your provider may also suggest ...

The increased risk is low: there are about five extra cases of breast cancer in every 1,000 women who take combined HRT for ...

Researchers found that using the combined oestrogen-progestagen treatment - the most common form of HRT - doubled women's risk of developing breast cancer compared with those not taking HRT.

In that situation, the default is generally to give HRT until the normal age of menopause, and it is sensible to refer to a specialist in menopause if there are contraindications to this. How do I ...

For a short explanation of why the committee made this recommendation for research, see the rationale section on effects of combined HRT on specific health outcomes in people aged 45 or over Full ...

She said the risk of coronary heart disease, stroke and ovarian and endometrial cancer was no higher among women aged 45 and over taking combined HRT, compared to those who had never taken it.

The study found women on all types of HRT including estrogen-only, combined estrogen-progestagen, and tibolone were at an increased risk of breast cancer compared with those who never took HRT.

Both studies highlight how alcohol consumption can alter the heart’s function, especially when combined with hormone replacement therapy (HRT), which is commonly prescribed to women experiencing ...

In addition, all other oral combined HRT products with a novel progestagen or estrogen that will be newly marketed during the study period will be studied. These new HRT products will be compared ...

The use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) increases the risk of breast cancer. The increased breast cancer risk is greater for combined estrogen–progestin therapies than for estrogen-only ...

HRT comes in many forms - from pills and patches to gels and rings. The core ingredient is oestrogen, but combined HRT is commonly available, which also contains a synthetic version of the hormone ...