HRT Won't Dull Your Brain

New research has examined the cognitive effects of hormone therapy on memory, language, and concentration in menopausal women. The study, published in the journal Menopause, examined the effects of HRT E2D, a combination of the hormones estradiol and drospirenone. Early postmenopausal women aged between 49 and 55 who had never used HRT were assessed over a six-month period.

According to a release from Monash University in Australia where the research was conducted, Professor Susan Davis noted that there had long been debate about the safety of hormone replacement therapies and the potential adverse effects on cognitive function in women. These findings are reassuring for women, Professor Davis said. We report, for the first time, that drospirenone combined with estradiol has no overall effect on the cognitive performance of postmenopausal women examined over a 26-week period. Although hormone replacement therapy is no quick fix to the challenge of menopause, it does show that the E2D treatment can be useful in the overall management of menopause, and without adversely effecting cognitive ability.

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HRT Won't Dull Your Brain