Hormone Replacement Confusion
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has a number of benefits but recent studies are showing that it also has a number of serious side effects. HRT usually refers to taking estrogen/progesterone combinations, such as Prempro or Premarin. Several years ago researchers published data from the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) postmenopausal hormone therapy trials and this data has been periodically re-evaluated. There has been good news and bad news…