No long-term benefit shown for bones after HRT

Women taking short-term hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for symptom relief cannot expect long-term bone protection. Hip fracture risk is at least as great for women who stop postmenopausal hormone therapy as that for women who have never used it. The loss of protection occurs within 5 years of cessation of treatment. (LOE=1b)

Women taking short-term hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for symptom relief cannot expect long-term bone protection. Hip fracture risk is at least as great for women who stop postmenopausal hormone therapy as that for women who have never used it. The loss of protection occurs within 5 years of cessation of treatment. (LOE=1b)

Women taking short-term hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for symptom relief cannot expect long-term bone protection. Hip fracture risk is at least as great for women who stop postmenopausal hormone therapy as that for women who have never used it. The loss of protection occurs within 5 years of cessation of treatment. (LOE=1b)