Hormone Replacement Therapy
Hormone replacement therapy may preserve power output in postmenopausal women
Published in Women's Health Weekly, April 6th, 2006
"There are conflicting reports of the effects of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on strength preservation in postmenopausal women, while any effect on power output has received little attention. Decreased steadiness of force generation has been reported in older muscles and may be related to the hormonal changes associated with the menopause, but the effect of HRT has not been investigated," researchers at King's College in London asserted.
S.F. Carville and colleagues wrote, "We have studied the effect of HRT on strength, power output and isometric force steadiness in...
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