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What are the risks and benefits of estrogen therapy or hormone therapy?

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What are the risks and benefits of estrogen therapy or hormone therapy?

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ET or HT is often prescribed for the relief of the most common menopausal symptoms experienced by women including hot flashes, night sweats and other genitourinary symptoms including vaginal dryness. There is evidence that ET and HT have some similar and some different risks and benefits. These conclusions are based on the findings of the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI). The WHI studied a large group of postmenopausal women prescribed conjugated equine estrogen (0.625mg) with progestin (HT) or prescribed estrogen alone (ET) and concluded the following about the use of ET or HT in postmenopausal women: 1. Both ET and HT protect against the rapid loss of bone that occurs in the first five years after menopause. A woman can lose up to 15% of her lifetime skeleton without estrogen protection. In postmenopausal women, ET and HT reduce the risk of fractures in the spine, hip and other bones. 2. HT decreases colorectal cancer occurrence, however ET does not provide this benefit. 3. Both ET an

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