Flormone Replacement Therapy versus Nature - The Case for Hormonal Replacement Therapy

Abstract

The medical history of a black woman treated with Hormonal Replacement Therapy, is presented as a court case before a fudge and a jury. It is argued that although one should and could not treat all menopausal women with hormones, it was the best thing to do for this particular patient in these circumstances, and it was not interfering with nature to do so. Other issues dealt with, are: the prevention of osteoporosis by HRT, the long term side-effects versus its usefulness, the vasomotor and psychological symptoms associated with menopause and the financial costs involved.