Women starting early menopausal hormone therapy have lower risk for osteoporosis, fracture

NEW ORLEANS — Women who start early menopausal hormone therapy after menopause have a lower risk for osteoporosis over a 5-year period, according to data presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting.“We know that with the aging population, fragility fractures are going to be a real problem in the future, and HRT is protective and may decrease the fracture