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Hormone Therapy and Dementia: What Do We Know?

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Estrogen exerts neuroprotective effects on the brain, and the reduction in endogenous estrogen after menopause increases women’s risk for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), cerebrovascular disease, or both.  However, there is debate whether estrogen replacement — with or without progestin — is neuroprotective or whether it may in fact increase the risk for AD and other dementias. […]

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Publish date : 2024-10-31 15:07:33

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Hormone Therapy and Dementia: What Do We Know?

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