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Alzheimer's Disease
Frequently Asked Questions
19. Can estrogen be used to treat
Alzheimer's disease?
Clinical trials have found that estrogen -- taken by some women to
help relieve menopause symptoms -- does not slow down Alzheimer's
disease or prevent it if treatment begins later in life. It may
even increase the chances of getting dementia if it is used with
another hormone called progestin. New clinical trials are studying
whether other forms of estrogen or treatment that starts closer to
the age of menopause, rather than at age 65 or older, might be more
effective in protecting memory or preventing Alzheimer's.
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