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Dashed 'womens problems'!

jazzsue58 @jazzsue58 (2666) 7 Mar 09

I apparently started the perimenopause a couple of years ago, was prescribed HRT la-di-da. Well, just lately it doesn't seem to be working! I'm getting hot flushes, headaches, feeling faint etc but most of all my mind has gone to...

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HRT can SHRINK womens BRAINS!!

moonlitmagikchild @moonlitmagikchild (22181) • United States 16 Jan 09

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7825116.stm how scary!! not only do you have to worry about cancer but now strokes and dementia, memory loss and your brain shrinking!! we women cannot win can we?? i am NOT looking forward...

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Do you know that Hormone Replacement Therapy contains HORSE URINE??

cornyman @cornyman (1128) • Germany 18 Nov 08

Hello myLotties, it's true many of the in the HRT prescribed medicaments contain a horse hormone called equilin(Prempro®, most-selling product in this sector contains Premarin®, the horse hormone). It is extracted from the...

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Have you tried Hormonal Replacement Therapy and has it worked for you?men/women?

BubblyIan @BubblyIan (750) 15 Oct 08

Women have had access to oestrogen replacement therapy for many years now and it is often prescribed like aspiring for women over 40 to prevent or mitigate the worse effects of menopause. Has it worked for you? How long have you...

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Is it hot in here?

gurucoach @gurucoach (132) 26 Apr 08

I had my first hot flush about 10 years ago and it still keeps coming, one of the problems is because I used to take HRT and I leanrt that HRT just keeps the symptooms of menopause at bay, it does not take it away. Sooner or later...

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Are you not living naturally?

freeasabee @freeasabee (54) • Australia 22 Nov 07

I am seeing so many of us, are not living naturally, I am sure every one of us, has used or needed one of the below: Contraception HRT - Change of Life Hormonal medicines Cosmetic Surgery Botox Unnatural Child birth -...

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hrt

Dailin @Dailin (1) • Philippines 4 Mar 07

Is it true that HRT can cause breat cancer?

Massive Weight Gain After Hysterectomy

kellylowe @kellylowe (9) • United States 1 Jan 07

I had a hysterectomy a little over three years ago. At the time of the hysterectomy, I weighed about 135 pounds, and I felt very comfortable at that weight (even though I'm only 4'11"). I wasn't too fat, and I wasn't too skinny -...

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losing weight

loise19 @loise19 (214) • Philippines 25 Dec 06

I have been trying to lose weight and remove inches from my abdominal area. I have 3 kids, tried doing gym for a year but nothing has changed. I am on a diet but still cant still see any results.I had my thyroids removed bec bec i...

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a drop in breast cancer due to less medications

ut_mom @ut_mom (19) • United States 14 Dec 06

Since less hormone replacement therapy is used look at the results? A big study in 2002 suggested that the combination of estrogen and progestin raised the risk of breast cancer and brought a premature halt to a Women’s Health...