Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: progestogen http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. IUD might ease heavy menstrual bleeding, study suggests (HealthDay)—Women with heavy menstrual bleeding may find some relief using an intrauterine device, or IUD, containing the hormone levonorgestrel, according to new research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-iud-ease-heavy-menstrual.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Wed, 09 Jan 2013 18:20:01 EST news276976790 Metabolic syndrome makes a difference in hormone therapy risk A new analysis of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) trials show that women who had metabolic syndrome before they started hormone therapy had a greatly increased risk of heart attack or dying of heart disease. Women who didn't have metabolic syndrome beforehand showed no increased risk. The study was published this month online in Menopause, the journal of the North American Menopause Society. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-metabolic-syndrome-difference-hormone-therapy.html Health Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:21:53 EST news270836481