My Menopause Blog

HRT is back in the news because of the continued analysis of data from the Women’s Health Initiative. Here’s a link to the story from Canada’s National Newspaper, the Globe and Mail.
Risk of cancer continues after women halt hormone therapy
To get a sense of the menopause pulse currently surrounding HRT, check out the […]

I’m not sure why this is not headlines of every daily paper in North America but I’ll give it some additional airing here.
Tucked away on page four of the new Life section of my Globe and Mail, Dr. Mark Clemons - leader of the medical oncology team at Princess Margaret Hospital - another words, the […]

On July 17, 2002 the preliminary results of the gold standard Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) trials were published in a respected medical journal. The project, designed to determine the effects of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) on postmenopausal women was funded by the National Institute of Health. Cardiovascular disease, cancer and osteoporosis were key areas of […]

HRT is back.

That’s Hormone Replacement Therapy for the acronym challenged.

Let’s be clear. HRT is not back because it’s safer. Nor has it been discovered that the Gold Standard Study by the Women’s Health Initiative was poorly executed.

For the first time since my period went AWOL, I felt like I was in a club again. Although I didn’t count, I’m betting there were close to 50 ‘hot babes’ in the room at yesterday’s Alternative Therapies for Menopausal Symposium, hosted by the Human Nutraceutical Research Unit at the University of Guelph.
We were a […]

Off I went, merrily looking for information that would help me dissect the Hormone Replacement Therapy news that is currently sweeping the nation. And wouldn’t you know, one of my trusted advisor websites, The Canadian Women’s Health Network, just happened to be offering up an informative guide for women who want to be informed […]

I caught this story on CBC radio this evening.
“After years of confusion about its safety as a treatment for symptoms of menopause, hormone replacement therapy received the green light from the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada today.”
My first impression was not to jump for joy.
Rather, I’m keen to hear what the breast cancer […]

So far in this blog, I haven’t gone into Hormone Replacement Therapy. I’m not on that path myself. But, HRT is widely used, misunderstood and confusing for many. So here goes.
Lest you think the drug companies are totally altruistic, HRT very huge business with marketing budgets that could feed entire African countries. Much of that […]