Recommendation ID
NG23/7
Question

Do different types of progestogen (for example, micronised progesterone) alter the risks of breast cancer or cardiovascular disease?

Any explanatory notes
(if applicable)

For a short explanation of why the committee made this recommendation for research, see the rationale section on effect of combined HRT on specific health outcomes in people aged 45 or over .

Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in:

evidence review C: cardiovascular disease and stroke

evidence review D: breast cancer

evidence review E: endometrial cancer.


Source guidance details

Comes from guidance
Menopause: identification and management
Number
NG23
Date issued
November 2015

Other details

Is this a recommendation for the use of a technology only in the context of research? No  
Is it a recommendation that suggests collection of data or the establishment of a register?   No  
Last Reviewed 28/01/2025