ANOTHER Risk for HRT Users?

Researchers have uncovered another risk for HRT users. In this case, post-menopausal women who are taking Estrogen only (only women who have had hysterectomies can take this type of therapy) are actually doubling their chances of getting non-cancerous breast lumps.

 Well, you say, besides the worry that goes along with breast biopsies, what’s the problem if it’s non-cancerous?  Apparently, there is a particular type of benign breast lump – called benign proliferative breast disease – that may be the first step towards developing cancer further down the road.

Even if you don’t fall in this estrogen-only category, this latest research serves as a reminder that the jury is still out on what, if any, is a safe dose of HRT whether it is a combination of Estrogen and Progestin or Estrogen alone.

These findings, which are published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, were the result of a re-examination of the data from the landmark Women’s Health Initiative study that revealed a number of health risks from long-term hormone therapy.