A study in the last few months suggests that HRT may increase the risk of mild to moderate lupus flares.
Alternative, natural substitutes to HRT are increasing in popularity, but need to be taken with a good level of knowledge and understanding.
Another situation in which the CSM advises that HRT should not be started is in healthy women who have no symptoms of the menopause.
Consider hormone replacement therapies, or HRT, which may help ease hot flashes, vaginal dryness and night sweats.
Habit reversal training (HRT), a cognitive behavioral therapy, has been successfully used in the treatment of trichotillomania.
Raloxifene significantly lowered fibrinogen by 12% to 14% (P.001 ), unlike HRT, which had no effect.
Some new HRT preparations use progesterone only once every three months.
The big question most women have is whether HRT - hormone replacement therapy - could help.
The group who had had a hysterectomy received HRT by implant.
Under HRT treatment the patient acquires increased awareness of his or her actions and learns alternative behavior to the hair pulling.
What advice does the CSM have on HRT use for women who have experienced an early menopause?