What the JAMA Estrogen Only Study Means To You
By Mache Seibel
This week a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) sheds new light on taking estrogen. Here is what it means to you.
Estrogen versus Estrogen and Progesterone and Uterine Cancer
Like all medications, estrogen is a powerful hormone with benefits and risks that have to be weighed and personalized for each woman. Forty years ago estrogen was so popular and considered so beneficial that almost all women were encouraged to take it from the time of menopause until death. Unfortunately, it was found that estrogen alone can cause cancer of the uterus. Women who have had a hysterectomy and had their uterus removed don’t have this problem.
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