Word: petitti
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...question, but to answer it you first have to understand that women take hormones for a wide variety of reasons. The new study focused on elderly women (average age: 67) who already had signs of heart disease and were hoping HRT would help ward off further trouble. Dr. Diana Petitti, who wrote the journal's accompanying editorial, is pretty clear about what the study means for this group of women. "Don't start, and do stop," is how she puts it. "HRT just doesn't offer any protection...
...that doesn't mean HRT is worthless for all women. Even Petitti acknowledges that HRT has a role to play in treating what she calls "the acute symptoms of menopause"--which is what the vast majority of women who take it are using it for. These symptoms include hot flashes, mood swings, sleep difficulties and vaginal dryness. If you are a woman who is having difficulties with the onset of menopause and find that HRT relieves your symptoms, there is no reason to stop, at least for now. But after the symptoms subside, usually within a year...