When Did HRT Become A Thing?
The history of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) started in the 1960s, with very high popularity in the 1990s. The first clinical trials on HRT and chronic postmenopausal conditions were started in the USA in the late 1990s.
Does HRT shorten your life?
Hormone replacement therapy does not shorten lifespans, new research finds.
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Is it better to be on HRT or not?
It is currently believed that, overall, the risks of long-term (more than five years) use of HRT outweigh the benefits. HRT should not be recommended for disease prevention, except for women under 60 years of age with substantially increased risk of bone fractures, or in the setting of premature menopause.
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When was HRT introduced in the UK?
The first oestrogen pill was introduced in 1942, and HRT became available to women in the UK in 1965, without the sort of trials that would be done today to look at the side-effects.
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Why is HRT bad?
Over the last 15 years, these studies, and others, have found little or no evidence that HRT reduces the risk of heart disease. In fact, they have found evidence for an increased risk of blood clots and stroke. They also found an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer in women using HRT.
Is HRT safe to use for the menopause? What the science says