| Disease |
Estrogen + Progesterone |
Estrogen Alone |
Comments |
| Heart Disease |
Neither beneficial nor harmful |
Neither beneficial nor harmful |
Estrogen showed a 5% decrease in risk of heart disease, but this result was not statistically significant |
| Stroke |
31% increased risk |
39% increased risk |
| Blood Clots |
100% increased risk |
47% increased risk |
|
| Urinary Incontinence |
Increased risk |
Increased risk |
This result was a big surprise, because heretofore
physicians have been prescribing hormones to help women with urinary incontinence. |
| Breast Cancer |
24% increased risk |
No effect |
It was a surprise to find out that estrogen alone does not increase
the risk of breast cancer. |
| Colon Cancer |
44% decreased risk |
No effect |
Estrogen + Progesterone is now the only known intervention proven to
decrease the risk of colon cancer. |
| Dementia |
100% increased risk |
49% increased risk |
This was a surprise, as it was previously believed that estrogen
decreased the risk of dementia. |
| Hip Fractures |
33% decreased risk |
33% decreased risk |
One clear benefit of estrogen is reduced risk of fractures. |
| Diabetes |
21% improvement |
12% improvement |
These are improvements in insulin and glucose levels in patients who
already have diabetes and are on hormones. |
| Gallbladder Disease |
60% increased risk |
60% increased risk |
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