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• Side Effects of Depo-Provera Birth Control May Increase Risk of Brain Tumors in Women: Study

  April 8, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  A new study warns that certain forms of progestogen hormone treatments appear to increase the risk of rare brain tumors in women.

• Menopause Hormone Replacement Drugs Linked to Increased Risk of Tumors: Study

  January 8, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  A new study warns that women taking HRT treatments for menopause may face an increased risk of brain tumors.

• Estrogen Use Linked to Increased Dementia Risks: Study

  December 28, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  A new study links estrogen-only hormone replacement therapy used to combat symptoms of menopause with an increased risk of dementia.

• Link Between Hormone Therapy and Ovarian Cancer Examined in Study

  February 16, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study suggests a link between HRT drugs like Prempro and Premarin, and an increased risk of ovarian cancer.

• Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Linked to Pancreatitis Risk: Study

  January 31, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  HRT drugs may be linked to an increased risk of pancreatitis, a new study warns

• HRT Breast Cancer Lawsuit Ends in $5M Verdict for Utah Woman

  September 11, 2012

  Irvin Jackson

  A Utah woman has been awarded $5.1 million in damages through a hormone replacement therapy (HRT) lawsuit filed after she...

• Prempro Punitive Damage Award Upheld on Appeal

  July 24, 2012

  Irvin Jackson

  A $10.4 million verdict against Pfizer will stand, including about $6 million in punitive damages as a result of the...

• HRT for Chronic Conditions Increases Risk of Breast Cancer, Blood Clots

  May 29, 2012

  Irvin Jackson

  Side effects of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) when used to prevent chronic conditions, such as osteoporosis, appears to increase the...

• Prempro Trial Ends in $4M Compensatory Damage Award, Plus Punatives

  April 24, 2012

  Irvin Jackson

  A Connecticut jury has ordered Pfizer to pay $4 million in compensatory damages to a woman who was diagnosed with...

• Hormone Therapy Side Effects Linked to Breast Cancer Risk: Study

  April 2, 2012

  Staff Writers

  The findings of a new study appear to indicate that long-term use of any estrogen hormones for treatment of menopause...