A new study indicates that undergoing a type of hormone replacement therapy, used for menopausal treatment, may help protect as well as improve working memory for some women as they age in contrast to previous studies which usually guard physician to treat menoupase with Hormone repacement therapy due to its side effects. Hormone replacement therapy uses female hormones, oestrogen and progesterone, to treat common symptoms of menopause and ageing.
The findings showed that women taking oestrogen-only therapy had lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol and performed better on tests of "working memory" following exposure to stress compared to women taking a placebo. "Our study suggests that oestrogen treatment after menopause protects the memory that is needed for short-term cognitive tasks from the effects of stress," said lead author, a researcher at the University of Southern…
