Millions of post-menopausal women were taking hormones to protect their hearts, bones and minds a decade ago when a major study revealed shocking findings: hormone replacement therapy increased the risk of heart disease, strokes and memory loss, along with breast cancer and blood clots. Now a new study, involving UW-Madison, reinforces advice that emerged after the troubling discoveries: hormone therapy makes sense for women with severe symptoms of menopause, but only for a few years and not for other reasons.
Quoted: Dr. Sanjay Asthana, a UW-Madison geriatrician who led the cognitive arm of the study