Alright! We've known for a while that taking prescription estrogens increases women's risk of breast and endometrial cancer in addition to causing blood clotting disorders like strokes. Now we can add cataracts to the list.

If you're going through menopause, there are other ways to offset the menopause symptoms. If you're trying to protect yourself against osteoporosis, take a GOOD supplement that is geared at building bone. (Don't go the Fosamax route. It has lots of other side effects too.)