But no increased risk was associated with estrogen replacement taken for fewer than five years.

Nor do they prevent bone loss, a major benefit of estrogen replacement.

When the cause is menopause, the woman may wish to ask her physician about estrogen replacement.

Women made their way through history without the benefit of estrogen replacement before the craze hit in 1966.

The earlier "estrogen" replacement is started, the better the result.

This study also makes another very important point about "estrogen" replacement that often gets lost.

The results indicate a significant risk associated with "estrogen" replacement.

They represent another alternative for women who do not take estrogen replacement.

Women who are many years past menopause would likely gain very little from starting estrogen replacement.

Now, many women who would benefit from estrogen replacement will never do so.