"Menopausal Hormone Therapy Tied to Higher Dementia and Alzheimer's Risk"
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Medical Xpress
A large Danish study published in The BMJ suggests that menopausal hormone therapy is associated with an increased rate of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. The study found that both long-term and short-term users of hormone therapy, including those who started treatment around the age of menopause, had a higher risk of developing dementia. The researchers call for further studies to determine if there is a causal effect between hormone therapy use and dementia risk. However, an editorial accompanying the study cautions against inferring a causal relationship and emphasizes the need for randomized clinical trials to provide stronger evidence.