11.   In women, particularly those who do not take replacement estrogen, bone loss accelerates dramatically within the first five years or so after the onset of menopause.

12.   It found that menopausal women who take estrogen alone or with progestin face no increased risk of breast cancer.

13.   Observational studies also have suggested that healthy women who take estrogen may lower their risks of developing heart disease and osteoporosis, the bone-thinning disease.

14.   On those days, she contemplates taking estrogen.

15.   Post-menopausal women who took oral estrogen had significantly fewer wrinkles and far less dry skin, says a study in the March issue of the Archives of Dermatology.

16.   Previous studies have shown that women who take estrogen after menopause have fewer heart attacks than women who do not.

17.   Postmenopausal women who want to avoid osteoporosis, but prefer not to take estrogen, now have an effective alternative, a study published today suggests.

18.   Q. If I take estrogen, is the pill better than the patch?

19.   Santell takes estrogen, which prevents bone loss and heart disease in many women as they age, but may increase their risk of breast cancer.

20.   She had been taking estrogen since menopause and calcium supplements for years.