Different forms of estrogen also have been developed, but
ongoing studies continue to reveal new and sometimes
contradictory data about the complexities of the hormone. Women
still must weigh the benefits (helping prevent osteoporosis and
possibly heart disease) with the risk of breast or ovarian
cancer. FOR THE RECORD - This story contains corrected material,
published May 24, 2001. Given the unanswered questions about
estrogen, "you can well imagine that the field of growth
hormone, testosterone and especially DHEA are just in their
infancy," said Dr. Marc Blackman, professor of medicine at Johns
Hopkins School of Medicine. Measuring the results Results of a
six-month clinical study of growth hormone involving 125 men and
women conducted by Blackman and colleagues at Johns Hopkins have
not yet been published. But in general, Blackman said, the men
responded to growth hormone better than women. Men given a
combination of growth hormone and testosterone replacement
scored better in terms of fat-muscle ratio,