Hormone therapy increases sexual interest
Hormonal therapy administered to women soon after menopause may increase their interest in sex, but does not improve memory, according to a study published tomorrow in the journal Neurology.
The study, led by Pauline Maki, professor of psychiatry and psychology at the University of Illinois, is the largest conducted on the effects of hormone therapy and involved 180 women aged 45 to 55 years who had their last period of one to three years earlier.
These women were given, randomized, placebo or hormone therapy consisting of a daily dose of estrogen and progesterone for four months. (more…)
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