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	Hormone replacement therapy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		HRT is also used by transgendered or transsexual people to aid them in attaining the secondary sex characteristics of their desired sex.
		HRT is seen as either a short-term relief (often one or two years, usually less than five) from menopausal symptoms (hot flashes, irregular menstruation, fat redistribution etc.) or as a longer term treatment to reduce the risk of osteopenia leading to osteoporosis.
		Although HRT with progestins and equine estrogens was once widely thought to promote cadiovascular health in women, on February 4, 2004, the American Heart Association released guidelines stating that it should no longer be considered as an agent to increase heart health or to decrease the chances of cardiovascular disease.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hormone_replacement_therapy (1590 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
		HRT is most often used to treat symptoms of menopause such as "hot flashes," vaginal dryness, mood swings, sleep disorders, and decreased sexual desire.
		HRT should not be given strictly for the prevention of high cholesterol or heart disease.
		HRT is also available as a patch which is applied to the abdomen or the thigh.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/007111.htm (1976 words)

	HRT
		HRT’s programs include all levels of foster care, developmental homes for children and adults, a parenting skills program including parenting classes, and family court services.
		HRT’s home office is located in Phoenix, AZ with satellite offices in Tempe, Flagstaff, Kingman and Lake Havasu City.
		With almost 25 years of knowledge and experience, HRT is a family of families working together to prepare both children and adults for the future.
	www.hrtaz.com (110 words)

	HRT
		HRT is the generic name given to a group of drugs, which are prescribed in a variety of preparations.
		It is also possible to prescribe each component of HRT separately and thus to tailor the mix of oestrogen, progesterone and testosterone to the individual’s requirements.
		Using combined HRT usually involves taking a form of oestrogen continuously and progestogen for 10-14 days of every month, these may be in a calendar pack similar to the pill.
	www.daisynetwork.org.uk /hrt.html (1771 words)

	HRT-Conventional
		Estimates of the relative risk of breast cancer associated with the use of HRT were obtained after stratification of all analyses by study, age at diagnosis, time since menopause, body-mass index, parity, and the age a woman was when her first child was born.
		HRT caused significant increases in prothrombin fragments 1+2, thrombin-antithrombin complex, and D-Dimer after 3 months, but these changes were less pronounced on prolonged treatment.
		Indeed, the effects of HRT are not equivalent depending on the dose, the route of administration, the type of progestogen.
	www.salivatest.com /store/bhrt_hrt_conv.html (9824 words)

	MENOPAUSE: Hormone Replacement Therapy
		HRT refers to a treatment that combines both estrogen and a progestin, a form of the hormone progesterone.
		Despite the ongoing controversy, HRT is still widely prescribed because there do appear to be clinically proven benefits: protection against osteoporosis and heart disease, and relief of menopausal symptoms.
		However it's misleading to suggest that taking HRT works as a quick fix for such voluntary risk-taking as cigarette smoking, heavy drinking, poor diet, or lack of exercise, all of which contribute to both heart disease and osteoporosis.
	www.healthsquare.com /fgwh/wh1ch31.htm (4832 words)

	Federal Bureau of Investigation - Investigative Programs - Critical Incident Response Group
		The mission of the HRT is to be prepared to deploy to any location within four hours of notification by the Director of the FBI or his designated representative, and conduct a successful rescue of United States persons and others who may be held illegally by a hostile force, either terrorist or criminal in nature.
		The HRT is structured to deploy with part, or all of its personnel and resources, depending upon the magnitude of a crisis, and can be augmented by other CIRG entities with specialists trained in areas of negotiation, behavioral science, and communications.
		HRT operators are selected based upon their background and experience, as well as their demonstrated performance during a rigorous two week selection course.
	www.fbi.gov /hq/isd/cirg/tact.htm (614 words)

	HRT News - Womb Cancer Risks
		HRT replaces the natural hormones in the body to relieve unpleasant symptoms of the menopause, such as hot flushes and mood swings.
		The new study suggests that HRT with estrogen only or with tibolone increases the risk of endometrial cancer, while the addition of progestagen counteracts that effect.
		Among women who were not overweight, the use of tibolone, estrogen-only, or cyclic combined HRT significantly increased the incidence of endometrial cancer, and continuous combined therapy conferred no benefit.
	www.hrt-side-effect.com /hrt_news_04-29-05.html (529 words)

	Menopause, Hormone Replacement Therapy, HRT, HRT Programs, How is HRT administered, what is administered in HRT, ...
		How exactly HRT is administered and what is administered and in what frequency is often determined by the state of the patient.
		HRT causes the menstrual cycle and regular periods to continue for some time--until later in the postmenopausal life.
		HRT is begun when menopausal symptoms appear, or when the vaginal hormone smear and/or the blood FSH indicate failing ovarian hormone production.
	www.holistic-online.com /Remedies/hrt/hrt_hrt_programs.htm (801 words)

	DrN4u.com : Breast Cancer And HRT
		This may be true even when they are aware that HRT is instrumental in the protection of cardiovascular disease, by far the most frequent cause of death in menopausal women.
		Women who are not HRT users, may not see their physicians as frequently, are less likely to undergo regular mammography, or be instructed in self breast examination.
		At least 1 prospective study of HRT after localized breast cancer indicates that HRT does not seem to increase breast cancer events.[281] However, the most reasonable course of action for women who have been treated for breast cancer and who have menopausal symptoms is to treat the symptoms with alternative therapies.
	www.menopausehysterectomy.com /breastcancer.htm (1477 words)

	Special Operations.Com
		HRT operations are directed out of the Strategic Information Operations Center, located on the fifth floor of the J Edgar Hoover Building in Washington DC.
		And while HRT is tasked primarily with domestic operations, their capability has recently been enhanced, permitting more use of the team abroad, to capture federal fugitives.
		January 1987 - HRT members traveled to Frankfurt, Germany to retrieve Mohammed Hamadei for his part in the hijacking of TWA flight 847 in which a U.S. Navy enlisted man was murdered.
	www.specialoperations.com /Domestic/FBI/HRT.htm (619 words)

	Hormone Replacement Therapy and Breast Cancer - National Cancer Institute
		For many years, HRT (usually a combination of the hormones estrogen and progestin) was widely prescribed to women to relieve these menopausal symptoms.
		The effects of HRT on women who had already had breast cancer had not been studied in a randomized controlled trial, considered the “gold standard” in medical research.
		In 1997, Swedish researchers began a randomized trial to determine whether a two-year course of HRT for menopausal symptoms was safe for women who had been treated for breast cancer.
	www.cancer.gov /clinicaltrials/results/hrt-and-breast-cancer0204 (658 words)

	Estrogen & HRT - Page 4 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		A separate study conducted by British researchers supported these results, adding that – for women in their 50s taking HRT for five years, breast cancer is the greater risk.
		While estrogen-only HRT did protect against fracture and colon cancer, there was a significant increase in the rate of stroke and blood clots.
		However, HRT may still be recommended on short-term basis to control a variety of menopausal and post-menopausal symptoms.
	heart.healthcentersonline.com /estrogen/estrogenandhrt4.cfm (698 words)

	HSS - Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT): What Should I Do Now? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Thus, physicians came up with a new theory to explain those epidemiological studies: women in the general population who used HRT were different from non-users of estrogen - they had better health habits and different risk profiles, which accounted for their lower heart disease rates in epidemiologic studies.
		While ethics required the WHI to discontinue the trial, in view of the wide range of risk factors likely present in their nearly 30,000 enrollees, that does not mean that HRT necessarily presents serious risks to any individual patient.
		If you are taking HRT and believe you have personal or family risks of heart disease, stroke, breast cancer, or blood clots, make an appointment to discuss your options with your physician.
	www.hss.edu /Conditions/Osteoporosis/Hrt---What-Should-I-Do-Now (1298 words)

	BBC - Radio 4 - Check Up - HRT
		Last year around two million British women — a third of all those between the ages of 50 and 64 — were taking one form or other of HRT but the adverse publicity has meant hundreds of thousands of women have since turned their backs on it.
		HRT is prescribed for two main reasons — to help women with the short-term symptoms of the menopause (such as hot flushes, night sweats, cystitis and vaginal dryness), and to help protect against osteoporosis (1 in 3 women over 50 develop excessive thinning of the bones and HRT slows the process).
		For younger women who have a premature menopause, HRT may be used to treat their menopausal symptoms and to prevent osteoporosis, until they reach the age of 50, when treatment should be reviewed.
	www.bbc.co.uk /radio4/science/checkup_20031204.shtml (641 words)

	Aging eye and hormone replacement therapy HRT
		The other portion of the HRT trial, which used estrogen alone in women who have had hysterectomies with was not stopped, so it is reasonable to assume that to date, estrogen alone HRT in these women may be safe.
		Each 3-year increase in the duration of HRT use was associated with a 15% increase in risk of having dry eyes.
		The strongest evidence linking dry eyes with HRT is based on an epidemiological study which was not primarily designed to explore this association.
	www.agingeye.net /journalarchive/review.php (1202 words)

	HRT's Bone Benefit Lingers for Years After Use
		And when their BMD was re-assessed 5, 11, or 15 years later, women who had taken active HRT still had BMD that was 4.3% greater at the forearm and 6.7% greater at the spine than women who had been assigned to placebo.
		From the first plenary session onward, HRT was generally hailed as good medicine for healthy women in early menopause, with randomized, placebo-controlled studies from around the world documenting its positive impact on bone, vasomotor symptoms, sleep quality, abdominal fat, and lipids (other than triglycerides).
		To discontinue prescribing HRT until randomized, clinical trials prove it protects against heart disease, bone fractures, and Alzheimer's disease would be like awaiting randomized, placebo-controlled trials to advise patients to quit smoking, he said.
	www.natural-hrt.com /artman/publish/article_53.shtml (1032 words)

	HRT-About Progesterone functions, low levels, progestogens in HRT
		While the role of progesterone in opposing the cancer-promoting effects of estrogen on the endometrium is best known, and is the primary reason that progesterone/progestins are included as part of HRT in women who have not had a hysterectomy, progesterone has many other functions in the body.
		In HRT, the main purpose of taking a progestogen (progesterone or a progestin) along with estrogen is to oppose the effect of estrogen on the endometrium and prevent endometrial cancer.
		The most commonly used progestin in HRT in the U.S. is medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), the progestin used in Prempro.
	www.project-aware.org /Managing/Hrt/progesterone.shtml (1232 words)

	HRT
		Some specialists feel that hormone therapy is a more accurate term, but as of now HRT is the most widely recognized term so I will continue to use it.
		A woman who is considering HRT is no doubt faced with many different opinions concerning the most appropriate form of hormone therapy.
		HRT is not a case of "one size fits all".
	www.goodpharma.com /hrt.htm (285 words)

	HRT
		Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) provides women with, or replaces, hormones that their ovaries stop making.
		HRT is most often prescribed to help with the symptoms of menopause.
		HRT may have a number of other benefits, such as preventing bone loss, but it also has risks.
	www.cellbone.com /progesterone/HRT_home.htm (351 words)

	Hormone Replacement Therapy—An Overview
		HRT involves using estrogen, progesterone (or the synthetic progestin), or a combination of both to help better regulate the woman’s body during menopause.
		Whether HRT is the right method of treatment for you will depend upon a variety of factors.
		If HRT seems like an appealing route to take, contact your doctor to discuss all options available to you.
	www.hrtexplained.com (358 words)

	Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
		Data from the Nurses' Health Study indicate that women on HRT are at twice the risk of needing to have their gallbladder removed.
		HRT may be considered for women who have had natural, surgical and premature menopause and are experiencing uncomfortable menopausal symptoms.
		Many women would rather not accept the risks of HRT, or are bothered by the side effects of HRT (breast tenderness, vaginal bleeding and bloating.) There are other ways to manage the symptoms of menopause and heart risks that HRT was earlier thought to alleviate.
	www.brighamandwomens.org /healthInfo/hormonertmakingdecisions.asp (2544 words)

	HRT
		It is known that HRT helps to prevent hotflashes, night sweats, and vaginal dryness, common menopausal symptoms that occur in up to 80% of women after loss of ovarian function.
		For the last few years we have accepted that there may be a slight increased risk of breast cancer in women using HRT, but that the overall risk of taking HRT in the menopause was outweighed by the potential benefit to the heart, bone and colon.
		The committee further noticed a trend that the risk of heart attack was greater in the HRT group than in the placebo group.
	www.vwca.com /WHI.htm (1439 words)

	International Task Force for Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease
		Almost all modern HRT regimens contain progestin in addition to estrogen, and progestins may counteract the presumed beneficial effects of estrogen because they have androgenic effects.
		Since hormones and synthetic steroids used for HRT vary from each other in their anti- and pro-atherogenic effects it is appealing to stratify postmenopausal women for the indication of HRT in general and for the choice of a specific HRT regimen.
		A comparison of fibrates with HRT raises less ethical concerns since the preventive effects of fibrates are also still a matter of controversy.
	www.chd-taskforce.de /jointwho_n.htm (2815 words)

	Imaginis - Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
		However, recent research has found that HRT may not provide these benefits and may pose other risks, including an increased risk of ovarian cancer (with long-term use) and cancer of the uterine lining (in women do not take progestin with estrogen).
		While HRT is highly effective at relieving menopausal symptoms and may provide protection against conditions such as osteoporosis, there is also some evidence that supports a link between HRT and an increased risk for breast cancer.
		Though these numbers can be alarming, some experts believe that limited, short-term use of HRT can be safe among some women who are not at high risk of breast cancer or other diseases.
	imaginis.com /breasthealth/hrt.asp (783 words)

	NBC11.com - Health Encyclopedia - All About Osteoporosis
		Based on early studies, many physicians used to believe that HRT might be beneficial for reducing the risk of heart disease and bone fractures caused by osteoporosis in addition to treating menopausal symptoms.
		However, the main reason for stopping the estrogen-progestin study was a 26% increase in breast cancer in women taking HRT, as well as increases in heart attacks, strokes, and blood clots.
		Women who are considering taking HRT to prevent osteoporosis should discuss with their doctor their individual risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, blood clots, and breast cancer.
	www.nbc11.com /encyclopedia/6860024/detail.html (2036 words)

	Hormone Replacement Therapy for Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions: Recommendations and Rationale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Decisions to initiate or continue HRT for menopausal symptoms should be made on the basis of discussions between a woman and her clinician.
		Until data indicate that other HRT regimens have a favorable balance of benefits to harms, a cautious approach would be to avoid using HRT routinely for the specific purpose of preventing chronic disease in women.
		A meta-analysis of nine observational primary prevention studies suggests that HRT use is associated with a small increase in stroke incidence (RR, 1.12; 95 percent CI, 1.01 to 1.23), due primarily to an increase in thromboembolic stroke (RR, 1.20; 95 percent CI, 1.01 to 1.40).
	www.ahcpr.gov /clinic/3rduspstf/hrt/hrtrr.htm (4253 words)

	Hormone Replacement Therapy -- familydoctor.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		In the HRT trial, researchers were studying the effects of HRT on the health of postmenopausal women.
		Researchers were trying to determine whether using HRT affects a woman's chances of developing breast and colorectal cancers, heart disease and osteoporosis after she has gone through menopause.
		HRT still offers protection against osteoporosis, decreases the risk of colorectal cancer a bit, and may help prevent Alzheimer's disease.
	familydoctor.org /x2401.xml?printxml (751 words)

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