Study shows hormone replacement therapy decreases mortality in younger postmenopausal woman

(Elsevier Health Sciences) Several observational studies over the years showed that HRT use by younger postmenopausal women was associated with a significant reduction in total mortality. A major 2002 study indicated increased risk for certain outcomes in older women, without increasing mortality. This sparked debate regarding HRT. In an article published in the November 2009 issue of the American Journal of Medicine, researchers conducted a meta-analysis of available data using Bayesian methods and concluded that HRT almost certainly decreases mortality in younger postmenopausal women.

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