Hormone Replacement Therapy

hormone replacement therapy () places women at a greater risk for , blood clots, heart attack and stroke

() is medication containing one or more female hormones, commonly estrogen plus progestin. is often prescribed to treat symptoms of menopause such as “hot flashes,” vaginal dryness, mood swings, sleep disorders, and decreased sexual desire. This medication may be taken in the form of a pill, a patch, or vaginal cream.

Until recently, doctors believed the long-term use of drugs such as Premarin, Provera, and Prempro were safe and protected against osteoporosis and heart disease.

However, recent studies now show that places women at a higher risk for:

  • ovarian cancer
  • non-hodgkins lymphoma
  • heart attack
  • stroke
  • blood clots

For more information, read the specific criteria for qualified HRT injuries.

have you been seriously injured while on ?

If you or a loved one has suffered serious side effects while taking drugs such as Premarin, Provera, and Prempro, if you have been diagnosed with , or if you experiencing symptoms associated with , you may have a claim against the manufacturer.

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Latest News

Estrogen-only HRT linked to asthma after menopause

asthma 100x100A study involving nearly 58,000 women in France over a 12-year period suggests that hormone replacement therapy () may increase a woman’s risk of developing asthma after menopause. Researchers from the Gustave Roussy Institute in France and the Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica in Mexico published the findings in the British medical journal, Thorax. The study suggested that women who took were 21 percent more likely to develop asthma than women who did not take . The risk was even greater for women who took estrogen-only compared to the combined estrogen-plus-progestin therapy, with the estrogen-only group at 54 percent greater risk of developing asthma compared to women who did not take . This is the first long-term, large-scale study to suggest that estrogen-only puts women at much greater risk of asthma than the combined therapy.

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Research helps women make more informed decisions about HRT

hrt pillsThere is plenty of bad press about hormone replacement therapy (), a striking reversal of just a decade or two ago, when drug makers were touting the many benefits of for menopausal women. Those drug makers spent millions of dollars developing advertising campaigns and paying doctors to write articles in medical journals claiming the pills that combined estrogen and progestin were the fountain of youth. They put an end to nasty menopause symptoms such as mood swings and hot flashes, and offered the added benefit of strengthening bones and protecting women against cancer and heart disease.

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Family claims HRT killed their mother

grief 100x100Drug companies’ advertisements touting the benefits of hormone replacement therapy () sold Delores Ann Spann Whatley of Tyler, Texas on the idea that her mood swings and hot flashes could be wiped away with just a daily pill. The estrogen-and-progestin cocktail was touted as a miracle drug, able to squash menopause symptoms while warding against osteoporosis, heart disease and cancer. But the pharmaceutical companies soon realized that the that was making them rich was actually making consumers sick. But instead of notifying the public and pulling their product, the drug companies attempted to cover up the mounting statistics and continued to advertise to women about the benefits of .

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