title: [Hormone replacement therapy: curse or blessing?].
abstract: There is a controversial discussion on the risks and benefits of hormonal replacement therapy (HRT), and many women and doctors have revised their opinions of HRT over the last few years. Complementary and alternative therapies can be considered an option to treat menopausal symptoms. The following issue summarizes the actual knowledge of treatment options of menopausal symptoms.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fink
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kimmig
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D002979:Climacteric / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control; D000529:Complementary Therapies; D003704:Dementia / Q000517:prevention & control; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy; D005260:Female; D020249:Hormone Replacement Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000517:prevention & control; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000139:chemically induced; D013997:Time Factors