Menopause and Hormones
Do the risks and benefits of initiating or continuing menopausal hormones (estrogens and progestins) differ in women of menopausal age (40-55) versus older women? What are the alternatives to taking estrogen to relieve menopausal symptoms, e.g.. hot flushes/night sweats, or prevent bone loss?
The Risks and Benefits of Menopausal Hormone Therapy in Younger and Older Women
Speaker: Marcia Stefanick, PhD
Professor, Research, Stanford Prevention Research Center
Managing Menopause with Estrogens or Alternative Therapies
Speaker: Mary T Jacobson, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine
Presented by Stanford Health Library and Women's Health @ Stanford.