[New developments in hormone replacement therapy].
Hormone replacement therapy with estrogen and progesterone does not appear to protect against Alzheimer's disease and does not improve cognitive functioning. Long-term administration of estrogen as monotherapy may be associated with an increased risk of ovarian cancer.
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Universitätsklinik Graz. Geburtshilflich-gynäkologische Universitätsklinik, Auenbruggerplatz 14, AT-8036 Graz (Osterreich). @kfunigraz.ac.at
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