Hormone Replacement Therapy May Reduce Dementia Risk for some Women

Hormone replacement therapy may reduce dementia risk for some women

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may reduce the risk of dementia, particularly for certain groups of women - according to a study from the University of East Anglia and the University of Exeter.

Taking HRT in midlife cuts dementia risk by a quarter, study suggests

A Menopause Treatment Seems To Lower Dementia Risk By Up To 26%

Roughly 65% of people living with dementia are women. Researchers aren’t sure exactly why, but longer lifespans and even menopause might play a role in this risk. The jury is still out on whether or not oestrogen has a protective effect on the brain, though some research done on rats showed that the hormone increased the connections in the memory part of their brain.But a new paper published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia has suggested that the use o…

HRT could reduce dementia risk as study shows best age to start taking it

Biggest ever study of HRT following 183,000 post-menopausal women in Britain shows how the treatment appears to boost cognitive health and cut dementia risk

Scientists pinpoint when women should start HRT to cut dementia risk

The study also found that women who naturally had lower exposure to oestrogen over their lifetime seemed to have a 16 per cent reduced odds of dementia

HRT linked to lower dementia risk in large UK study

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may reduce the risk of dementia, particularly for certain groups of women—according to a study from the University of East Anglia and the University of Exeter.