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A study to be published in Jan 2012 Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health by McMaster University researchers have found consistent evidence that use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is associated with breast cancer globally.  This study comes at a time when more women are seeking HRT medication from the doctors to control the symptoms of menopause, such as hot flashes, weight gain and mood swings.

A landmark study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (AJOG) found women with a short cervix treated with vaginal progesterone showed a decreased rate of preterm birth by 42%, and significantly reduced the rate of respiratory distress syndrome and the need for mechanical ventilation, as well as a composite of several complications of premature newborns (e.g. infection, necrotizing enterocolitis, intracranial hemorrhage, etc.).

Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Pfizer Inc., the world’s largest drugmaker, agreed to settle claims that its menopause drugs caused cancer in three women who won a $72.6 million jury award earlier this week, a lawyer said.

12/08/2011 3:39 PM KSTP.com

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Minnesota and North Dakota went undercover this summer after concerns were raised about a St. Louis Park hormone therapy clinic.

The BBB says it "secret shopped" the company, HRC Medical Center, Inc., a clinic offering bio-identical hormone replacement therapy, to investigate the company's claims and intake processes.