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Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: Stockport1965 on February 05, 2021, 10:05:20 AM

Title: New risks trial
Post by: Stockport1965 on February 05, 2021, 10:05:20 AM
I was just speaking to a osteoporosis nurse about HRT. She mentioned a new trial last year that showed increased breast cancer. Anyone have any information on this??
Title: Re: New risks trial
Post by: CLKD on February 05, 2021, 11:51:22 AM
Ring her and ask for the Abstracts and Papers?  Not that many of us can understand them  ::).  Was it published in a Journal?  No good 'mentioning' without backing up her source.
Title: Re: New risks trial
Post by: Taz2 on February 05, 2021, 12:00:28 PM
Was it this one perhaps? https://www.bmj.com/company/newsroom/study-provides-new-estimates-of-breast-cancer-risks-associated-with-hrt/

Taz x
Title: Re: New risks trial
Post by: sheila99 on February 05, 2021, 01:49:37 PM
These studies are meaningless unless they tell you if oral or transdermal hrt is used. Many of these studies, particularly the ones that combine other studies, are based on oral hrt which we know carries a higher risk than transdermal. The older ones made from horse urine are worse. Transdermal is relatively recent and it's hard to find research looking purely at the effects of this type of hrt.
Title: Re: New risks trial
Post by: Stockport1965 on February 05, 2021, 04:49:06 PM
Ring her and ask for the Abstracts and Papers?  Not that many of us can understand them  ::).  Was it published in a Journal?  No good 'mentioning' without backing up her source.

Didn't have chance to ring her back, but will deffo do on Monday!