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Hormone Replacement Therapy


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Hormone Replacement Therapy
Discusses the use of HRT on the unpleasant side-effects of menopause.
971 words (approx. 3.9 pages) | 4 sources | APA | 2002 United States


Paper Summary:

Menopause is that inevitable and irreversible time when a woman's reproductive cycle and menstruation periods gradually end, as her ovaries cease to respond to male gonadotropins and her capacity to become pregnant stops. The paper begins by defining menopause and its consequences. It then looks at how Estrogen/Hormone Replacement Therapy (ERT/HRT) can help eliminate, minimize or reverse many menopausal symptoms. Finally, the paper looks at the pros and cons of HRT and discusses what a woman might experience by taking these hormones.

From the Paper:

"With the loss of estrogen at menopause, osteoporosis develops, whereby bones lose calcium and become thin and brittle (Hempel 1996), increasing the risk of fractures. Studies show that 120,000 such women fracture their hips every year and about 15% of them will die from complications of hip fracture. The familiar "Dowager's hump" occurs in the first 5-10 years after menopause. ERT/HRT checks this condition effectively and reduces hip fractures by 25% and spine fractures by about 50% (Hempel)."

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APA Citation:

Hormone Replacement Therapy (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 12, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Hormone-Replacement-Therapy/29350

MLA Citation:

"Hormone Replacement Therapy" 15 January 2012. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Hormone-Replacement-Therapy/29350>




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