1.   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.

2.   The study is the first one to look at the effects of alcohol on oral estrogen replacement therapy.

3.   Would alcohol have this effect on women taking estrogen therapy in its many other forms, including oral conjugated equine estrogen, or Premarin, the most popular one?

4.   Drinking alcohol can triple estrogen levels in postmenopausal women taking oral estrogen supplements, according to a study reported Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

5.   The risk was lower among women who used oral estrogen and for those who used injections or creams, it says.