Study confirms combination hormone therapy increases risk of heart disease

A study, recently released in the Annals of Internal Medicine, found that combination hormone therapy increases the risk of heart disease in healthy postmenopausal women. Researchers report a trend toward an increased risk of heart disease during the first two years of hormone therapy among women who began therapy within 10 years of menopause, and a more marked elevation of risk among women who began hormone therapy more than 10 years after menopause.

The study was conducted by the Women’s Health Initiative, which is sponsored by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health.

“Today, most women who take hormone therapy for menopausal symptoms begin therapy shortly after menopause. Based on today’s report, even these women appear to be at increased risk of heart disease for several years after starting combination hormone therapy,” Susan B. Shurin, M.D., NHLBI acting director told ScienceDaily. “It is clearer than ever that women who are considering postmenopausal hormone therapy for menopausal symptoms should discuss their risk of heart disease and other risks — such as breast cancer, stroke, and dangerous blood clots — with their doctors before starting therapy.”

Combination hormone therapy includes progestin in combination with estrogen. Adding progestin is known to prevent endometrial cancer in women with a uterus. These new findings do not apply to women who have had a hysterectomy and take estrogen-only hormone therapy. Similar analyses on the results of the clinical trial of estrogen only therapy are planned.

Study confirms combination hormone therapy increases risk of heart disease originally appeared on About.com Menopause on Thursday, February 18th, 2010 at 11:48:08.

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Menopause Headaches Relief

I very often get menopause headaches. Usually it sits in the neck, as tensions but also sometimes forehead. Sometimes it is so much that many-and-strong painkillers taken through a whole day does not work. It is laborious. It is not the migraine, I know. I have noticed that it happens more often on days when I have a lot of hot flashes. I wonder  all the heat that rises to the head is a contributing factor?
What do you think?

You menopause headaches is a tension headache and it differs in several respects from migraine. You can prevent tension menopause headaches. A long-term daily consumption of painkillers, which in itself headache.

Tension headaches are very frequent. Up to 3 / 4 of all adults will in their lifetime experience tension headaches and 1 / 4 of all adults have tension headaches once a month or more.

Many of tension headaches can tell that the headache is triggered by certain factors. It can be stressful situations or strain of the neck-shoulder muscles, for example. by monotonous work. Other explanations for tension headaches can be bad vision, wry bite or osteoarthritis of the spine.

In those situations tightened muscles in the neck, shoulders and face. This will cause an overload of the muscles that are perceived as headache. Hence the name tension headaches. It’s the same thing happens when you start on hard physical work or exercise after prolonged rest. It also pains in the muscles you used.

You can even try to find out what it is that triggers your tension headaches. Headache occurs always at work and never when you leave, it could be your social position of the legend. Headache occurs in the context of reading, you should have studied your vision.

Tension headache is usually a mild to moderately severe pain. Headache goods from a few hours and up to 7 days. It is experienced as a tightening or pressing forward across the head. Often there will be sore points in the neck or at the temples. There is no aggravation by physical activity, such as. Started on stairs and no nausea and vomiting. Thus differs from tension headaches headache during a migraine attack.

Medicine: The majority of tension headaches can cope with ordinary painkillers (eg. Paracetamol, aspirin or ibuprofen), which can be bought over the counter. Some take daily painkillers over the counter medicines. This is not sensible. It is known that such a daily habit in itself can cause headache. If after long-term daily consumption stops, it triggers a severe headache and the only thing that helps, is a new dose of medicine. That way you become dependent on medication – and even if “only” is no normal painkillers that can be purchased over the counter.

Treatment at home: Acupuncture and massage may relieve pain. It is recommended that you cultivate regular exercise so that your muscles are not so easily become congested. Proper work position and lifting techniques, and the introduction of breaks in repetitive work can prevent tension menopause headaches.

Call the doctor the next day: If you are in more than 1 week had a daily consumption of painkillers. Even if “only” is common painkillers, which you can buy over the counter.

Call your doctor right away: If the headache, despite your treatment, not decreases.

For more information on menopause headaches see the links below.

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