Health and Medical Guide to Pregnancy and Reproduction Hormone Replacement Therapy Health information topics about Hormone Replacement Therapy: Alternative Therapy 1. Alternative Therapies for Managing Menopausal Symp National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine http://nccam.nih.gov/health/alerts/menopause/ Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Estrogen Replacement Therapy National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/intervention=estrogen+replacement+therapy&... 2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Hormone Replacement Therapy National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/intervention=hormone+replacement+therapy&r... National Institutes of Health 1. Hormones After Menopause National Institute on Aging http://www.niapublications.org/engagepages/hormonesafter.asp 2. Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/women/pht_facts.htm 3. Menopausal Hormone Use: Questions and Answers National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/estrogenplus 4. Menopausal Hormone Therapy Information National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/PHTindex.htm Organizations 1. National Institute on Aging http://www.nia.nih.gov/ 2. American Society for Reproductive Medicine http://www.asrm.org/ 3. National Women's Health Information Center Dept. of Health and Human Services http://www.4woman.gov/ 4. Hormone Foundation http://www.hormone.org/ Overviews 1. Hormone Therapy for Menopause: Who Should Take It Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=WO00046 2. Menopause and Hormones Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/womens/menopause/mht-FS.html Prevention/Screening 1. Postmenopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy for Pri Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/3rduspstf/hrt/hrtwh.htm Related Issues 1. Birth Control Pills and Hormone Therapy: Aren' Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00972 2. Phytoestrogens and Bone Health Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center http://www.osteo.org/newfile.asp?doc=r618i&doctitle=Phytoestrogens+and+Bone... 3. Questions and Answers for Estrogen and Estrogen wi Center for Drug Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/infopage/estrogens_progestins/Q&A.htm 4. Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy and Cardiovascular American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4536 5. Estrogen and Progestin Dilemma: New Advice, Labeli Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2003/203_estrogen.html 6. Hormone Replacement Therapy and Breast Cancer UpToDate http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=endo_hor/2237 7. Hormone Therapy for Menopausal Symptoms: The First Endocrine Society, Hormone Foundation http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZFSCKZGLD&sub_... Research 1. Reducing the Prescription of Hormone Replacement T American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/141/2/I-47 2. Questions and Answers about the Estrogen-Alone Stu National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/whi/e-a_faq.htm 3. Questions and Answers about Estrogen-Plus-Progesti National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/women/q_a.htm 4. Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy Associated with Inc American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZRNQGL6RD&sub_... 5. Hormone Therapy Raises Risk of Breast Cancer Recur American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Hormone_Therapy_Raises_R... 6. Estrogen-Alone Hormone Therapy Could Increase Risk National Institute on Aging http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jun2004/nia-22.htm 7. Hormone Therapy Increases Risk of Urinary Incontin American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ2I82ZW5E&sub_... Treatment 1. Alternatives to Hormone Replacement Therapy UpToDate http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=endo_hor/4619 2. FDA Approves Estrasorb for Treatment of Menopausal Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/2003/ANS01255.html 3. FDA Approves Lower Dose of Prempro, a Combination Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2003/NEW00878.html   Women's Health / Gynecology News From Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. 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