Key insights on menopause and hormone therapy

Dr Jana Combrinck, GP, and Dr Kym Jones, Gynaecologist, Joondalup

Attending the 19th Annual IMS Congress last year, we gained insights into the latest developments in menopause

Breast cancer risk is one of the most common concerns expressed by both patients and healthcare practitioners when discussing menopausal hormone therapy (MHT).

Professor Robert Langer, one of the principal investigators of the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) trial, helped clarify several misconceptions about MHT. The WHI study, which contributed to widespread fear, suggested that oestrogen and progestin (CEE+MPA) increased breast cancer risk....

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