HRT: Understanding the benefits and risks

Download our evidence-based guide to help you explain the long-term benefits and risks of HRT to your patients 

Women are often given mixed messages about HRT. Without clear numbers, it’s hard for them to weigh potential benefits against genuine risks.

The HRT – Understanding the benefits and risks guide brings key data into one practical, clinic-ready resource so you can move from vague percentages to simple, meaningful explanations of risk and benefit.

What’s inside the guide

Use this guide in consultations to:

  • Summarise the major long-term benefits of HRT, including cardiovascular health, bone health, diabetes and dementia risk
  • Present absolute risk figures per 1,000 women to make benefits and risks easier to visualise and compare
  • Explain the important differences between synthetic and body-identical HRT, including their impact on breast cancer, VTE and stroke risk
  • Support truly shared decision-making with women who are unsure about starting or continuing treatment NE - HRT Benefits Guide


The guide uses simple infographics and clear numbers you can show or talk through in real time during a consultation.

Who this guide is for

This guide is designed for:

  • GPs and primary care clinicians
  • Menopause and women’s health specialists
  • Nurses, pharmacists and other professionals involved in discussing or prescribing HRT


If you regularly talk to women about perimenopause or menopause and want a clearer way to explain benefit versus risk, this resource is for you.
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