What is the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists position on hormone therapy?
After carefully reviewing scientific research on hormone therapy from Canada and around the world, Canadian obstetricians and gynaecologists recommend hormone therapy (HT) as a safe option for most women who are experiencing a reduction in their quality of life due to the symptoms of menopause. The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOCG) published a report in 2006, The Menopause Consensus Report, which says that hormone therapy may safely be prescribed in the dose and for the duration necessary to achieve treatment objectives, unless a woman has a specific risk factor for a specific disease or health condition. The Society recommends that health care providers regularly review the risks and benefits of hormone therapy with their patients. Emerging advice is suggesting that for women under age 60 HT is a safe and reasonable choice.
