Dementia Risk Linked to Timing of Menopause Hormone Therapy, Study Finds
Source Summary
A prospective study of nearly 185,000 postmenopausal women in the U.K. Biobank found that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was associated with a lower risk of dementia over 13 years of follow-up. The timing of HRT use appears to influence dementia risk outcomes in postmenopausal women.
Why it matters
The findings suggest that the timing of hormone replacement therapy initiation may be a modifiable factor in dementia prevention strategies for postmenopausal women.
