What are the different types of hormone therapies?
August 1, 2004 09:23

There are a wide range of different hormone therapies - patches and pills, natural and synthetic, combinations of estrogen and progesterones, and individual estrogen and progesterones. Prempro, Premarin, Provera, Estrogen therapy... and each has its own risks and potential benefits. Informing yourself of the possible dangers is important, and only you and your doctor can determine the most effective and safe method of treatment.

There was Application to Designate Hormone Replacement Therapy Litigation as a Mass Tort Pursuant to Rule 4:38A and the Mass Tort Guidelines (Directive #11-03), an application has been submitted to the Supreme Court, through the Administrative Director of the Courts, to designate all litigation (pending and subsequently filed) alleging damage arising from the use of hormone replacement therapy as a mass tort and assignment of that litigation for centralized management to Atlantic County.

Anyone wishing to comment on or object to this application should provide such comments or objections, with relevant supporting documentation, to the Administrative Director of the Courts, P. O. Box 037, Trenton, NJ 08625-0037, by August 13, 2004.

Richard J. Williams, J.A.D. Administrative Director of the Courts Dated: June 24, 2004