Taking Menopausal Hormone Therapy Shortly After Menopause Begins May Help Maintain Thinking And Memory Skills,

“Taking menopausal hormone therapy shortly after menopause begins can help maintain the brain’s thinking and memory skills and reduce memory loss,” researchers concluded in a “randomized, placebo-controlled trial” that included “75 healthy women aged between 42 and 56 years who were 5 to 36 months past menopause.” The findings were published online in the journal Neurology. reports that “one common formulation” of estrogen replacement therapy, the transdermal patch, “was associated with long-term preservation of the volume of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, the region primarily responsible for working memory and executive functions, researchers” found. Working memory, however, “did not significantly differ among those taking oral hormone replacement, a transdermal patch, a placebo pill, or patch.” https://www.healio.com/internal-medicine/neurology/news/online/%7B37217f07-71ed-4878-b890-159ea8ff00a6%7D/menopausal-hormone-therapy-benefits-the-brain