Another day, another article with confusing information about hormone therapy for menopausal women. We’ve heard doctors and researchers comment on the effects of hormones on breasts, bones, hearts and even hearing. Now a new (to us at least) aging issue has entered the picture…diabetes.

The North American Menopause Society updated its recommendations for women considering menopause hormones and for the first time they stated that the risk of diabetes appears to be lower in women who use hormones. This news may cause more confusion that joy for women trying to decide whether or not to undergo hormone therapy. Fortunately there is good news on that front. Tara Parker-Pope, Health Matters contributor to the WSJ, has authored a book on this topic entitled “The Hormone Decision.”

According to Parker-Pope:

LifeTwo