Hormone Replacement Therapy

Follow the links below to find information on the health effects and issues associated with hormone replacement therapy (HRT).

Updated Sept 2007

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Title:   ADEC statement on use of hormone replacement therapy
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   ADEC has considered several recent publications on the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT). These study results do not warrant an urgent change to any woman's replacement therapy. Women taking any form of hormone replacement therapy should, however, again discuss their circumstances with their doctor.
Date:   Aug 2003
Title:   Hormone replacement therapy
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Report of Expert Committee Convened by the Therapeutic Goods Administration to assess the findings of a report on the safety of the US Women's Health Initiative (combined Hormone Replacement Therapy) trial, Media Releases, and Oestrogen Replacement Therapy and Increased Risk of Ovarian Cancer
Date:   Jul 2002
Title:   Hormone replacement therapy
Publisher:   National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Description:   The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has released three booklets which offer information and advice to health professionals and to consumers about the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT).
Date:   Mar 2005
Title:   Hormone replacement therapy : where to now?
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Hormone replacement therapy can still be prescribed for menopausal symptoms and for osteoporosis prevention, but the need for continued use should be reviewed annually. No long-term trials of combined hormone replacement therapy are continuing, so the balance between benefit and harm will remain uncertain.
Date:   Feb 2003
Title:   Hormone replacement therapy
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Hormone replacement therapy is not a 'quick fix' to the challenge of menopause, but it can be a useful tool in the overall management of menopause.
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   Hormone replacement therapy for women at or after the menopause - A comprehensive literature review
Publisher:   National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Description:   The aim of the current review is to systematically present the evidence relating to both the benefits and risks associated with the therapies commonly used at or after menopause.
Date:   Feb 2004
Title:   Long-term hormone replacement therapy
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Hormone replacement therapy can relieve the symptoms of the menopause. It may also help prevent heart disease and thinning of the bones, but its long-term effects are unknown.
Date:   Jan 2000
Title:   The evidence-relevance gap - the example of hormone replacement therapy
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Bridging the gap between scientific evidence and what is relevant for each patient is challenging. The 'evidence-relevance' gap is particularly apparent with the plethora of public information available about hormone replacement therapy.
Date:   Jun 2002
Title:   Menopause - women's health information package
Publisher:   Women's Health Victoria (WHV)
Description:   Annotated bibliography of selected quality resources about menopause including hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
Date:   Aug 2005
Title:   Hormone therapy benefits and risks
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Short term use of hormone therapy (HT) may be useful for women experiencing more severe symptoms of menopause by: offering relief from night sweats and hot flushes; reducing vaginal dryness; improving sleep disturbance; improving a sense of wellbeing
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Hormones and HT
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   A woman produces many different natural female hormones including oestrogen, progesterone, and testosterone. Hormone Therapy (HT) or Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) is the giving of the female hormones oestrogen and progesterone, and sometimes testosterone.
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Hormone therapy (HT)
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Hormone Therapy (HT) or Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) is the giving of the female hormones oestrogen and progesterone, and sometimes testosterone. Oestrogen and progesterone are produced in the ovaries during a woman's reproductive life.
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Hormonal therapy
Publisher:   InfraPsych
Description:   In hormonal therapy, a person is given a hormone, or hormonal supplements to increase the effects of the hormones that are already present in the body. Provides a brief overview of the use of hormonal therapies in a number of different situations.
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Menopause - hormone replacement therapy
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Menopausal symptoms like vaginal dryness, hot flushes and night sweats can be managed with education, support, lifestyle changes and hormone therapy (HT) if required. While HT reduces the risk of some debilitating diseases, it also increases the risk of others.
Date:   Jul 2007
Title:   Breast cancer and oestrogen
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Oestrogen affects some breast cancers. These cancers are called receptor positive cancers. Medications such as tamoxifen can block the action of oestrogen and prevent it stimulating breast cancer cells. Menstruating women who have hormone responsive breast cancer can benefit from hormone therapy. Women taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may have a higher risk of some breast cancers.
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   Women's Health Initiative - USA
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   The USA National Institutes of Health established the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) to address the most common causes of death, disability and impaired quality of life in postmenopausal women.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Contraception, hormone replacement therapy and thrombosis
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   The combined oral contraceptive pill and hormone replacement therapy increase the risk of venous thrombosis. Women should be checked for other factors predisposing them to thrombosis before these drugs are prescribed.
Date:   Jun 2002
Title:   WHI oestrogen only and breast cancer
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health reports on new evidence showing the risk of breast cancer is not increased for women on oestrogen-alone hormone therapy.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Hormone therapy update: where are we now?
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Update on hormone therapy (HRT) which has been debated in public for five years, with contradictory media headlines confusing us about our health risks.
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Understanding the latest research on hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
Publisher:   Women's Health Victoria (WHV)
Description:   Discusses the study on hormone replacement therapy by Women's Health Initiative (WHI) in the United States that was cut short due to the findings of increased risk of some health problems. Discusses the study on HRT and the effect on dementia and memory
Date:   Mar 2006
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