HRT 2 Hormonal Replacement Therapy Hormone replacement therapy (natural and synthetic) restores declining hormonal levels associated with menopause. This helps alleviate many discomforts associated with menopause and allows the body to continue to receive the beneficial effects hormones have against cardiovascular disease, but do the risks weigh out the benefits. Before understanding the benefits for hormone replacement, it is needed to first understand the hormonal changes that occur during menopause. Menopause is a natural stage in …showed first 75 words of 817 total…

…showed last 75 words of 817 total…http://www.conceivingconcepts.com/learning/natural/hormones.html Susan Hendrix, M.D. Why All The Confusion Surrounding Hormonal Replacement Therapy? 2002 http://www.bestdoctors.com/en/askadoctor/h/hendrix/shendrix_122799_q4.htm Writing Group for the Women’s Health Initiative Investigators. "Risks and Benefits of Estrogen Plus Progestin in Health Postmenopausal Women." New England Journal of Medicine, 288 (2002), 321-333 http://www.lovetakestime.com/art-hormonalreplacement.html STAFFORD PHARMACY & HOME HEALTHCARE 2001 HTTP://WWW.STAFFORDPHARMACY.COM/NHRT%20PT%20INFO.HTM