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Urinary Incontinence (poor control) and Hormone Replacement Therapy "Menopausal hormone therapy...is often prescribed to treat urinary incontinence (UI.) ..."RESULTS: Menopausal hormone therapy increased the incidence of all types of UI at 1 year among those who were incontinent 'at the beginning of the study.] Conclusions: 'Estrogen] and 'estrogen plus progesterone] increased the risk of UI 'urinary incontinence] among women and worsened the characteristics of UI among symptomatic women after 1 year. 'Estrogen] with or without progestin should not be prescribed for the prevention or relief of UI." Emphases added. From: Journal of the A.M.A, vol. 293, 2005. By Drs. Hendrix, Cochrane, Nygaard, Handa, McNeeley, et al., Dept. of Obstetrics, Wayne State U. School of Med., Women's Hosp., Detroit, Mich., Fred Hutchinson Cancer Res. Ctr., Seattle, Wash., Dept. of Obstet. & Gynecol., Carver College of Med. & Dept. of Epidem., U. of Iowa, Johns Hopkins U. School of Med., et al. SEARCH BY SUBJECT - TABLE OF CONTENTS THIS MONTH'S HEALTH BULLETIN NEWS
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