What are the risks and side effects of HRT facing women today?
The potential side effects of HRT include: vaginal bleeding (starting or returning), breast tenderness (which often goes away after three months), nausea (which goes away after your body adjusts), fluid retention (bloating), changes in the shape of the eye (sometimes leading to contact lens intolerance), headache, dizziness, depression, an increased risk for reduced tolerance to sugar and other carbohydrates, an increased risk for gallbladder disease. Studies have not confirmed that estrogen causes weight gain, however, in some women, HRT causes water retention, resulting in bloating and therefore temporary weight increase from the water in tissues. Some scientists have pointed out that there is an increased risk of breast or uterine cancer with HRT. Some of the risk factors linked to women who should not use Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) are those who have breast cancer, abnormal uterine bleeding of an unknown cause, a very high triglyceride level, a history of blood clotting diso
