Hormone Replacement Therapy and Dementia: The Effects of Estrogen and Progesterone
Dementia affects millions of people all over the world, and the numbers continue to grow as the population ages. While there is no cure for dementia, there are treatments that can help slow down its progression. One such treatment is hormone replacement therapy (HRT), which involves taking estrogen and/or progesterone after menopause. In this blog post, we will look at the effects of estrogen and progesterone on dementia. I am a woman over the age of 65, should I take Estrogen? The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease, and research has shown that estrogen can help to protect the brain against Alzheimer’s. One study found that women who took estrogen after menopause were less likely to develop Alzheimer’s than those who did not take estrogen. However, it is important to note that this protective effect was only seen in women who took estrogen before they turned 65. For women who started taking estrogen after age 65, there was no protective effect against Alzheimer’s. There are a few possible explanations for this. First, it is possible that the brain is more susceptible to damage from Alzheimer’s disease after menopause when levels of estrogen start to decline. Second, it is