News related to Synthetic Conjugated Estrogens and/or conditions it is approved for
Childbirth and HRT May Boost Need for Joint Replacement
Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology [2008.10.31]
OXFORD, England (MedPage Today) -- Increasing parity for women who later take postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy appears to have a higher incremental risk of severe hip and knee osteoarthritis, according to the Million Women Study here.
Successive births, HRT hard on the joints (Reuters)
Source: Y! Health Osteoporosis News [2008.10.31]
Reuters - Early puberty, giving birth to multiple children, and taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) all increase a woman's risk of needing joint replacement surgery due to arthritis, according to data from a large, study of middle-aged women in the UK.
Successive Births, HRT Use Boost Joint Replacement Risks (HealthDay)
Source: Y! Health Osteoporosis News [2008.10.28]
HealthDay - MONDAY, Oct. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Early puberty, having lots of
children, and hormone replacement therapy all increase a woman's
likelihood of having knee or hip replacement surgery, according to a study
that looked at 1.3 million British women whose health was tracked for an
average of six years after they turned 50.
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