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HRT used for menopause linked to dementia, new study finds

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The use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to ease the effects of menopause has been associated with a higher risk of dementia, a new study has found - but the link between the two may not be down to the treatment.

The nationwide study from Denmark, published in the British Medical Journal, appears to contradict some earlier studies that suggested HRT protects against cognitive decline if treatments are started near the onset of menopause.

But it was complicated by the fact that scientists could not distinguish the reasons HRT was prescribed in the first place - to treat changes in sleep, mood, memory, and thinking - from the early symptoms of dementia.

Read more here: https://news.sky.com/story/hrt-used-for-menopause-linked-to-dementia-but-it-may-not-be-due-to-the-treatment-12911535

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