Gallbladder disease primarily affected adults.
In addition, the treatment increases the risks of blood clots and gallbladder disease, they say.
The treatment was also found to increase the risks of blood clots and gallbladder disease.
Childhood obesity has changed the demographic of gallbladder disease.
Dr. Grady said the adverse effects on clotting and gallbladder disease probably applied to younger, healthier women as well.
OTHER HEALTH RISKS -- Several studies have found that hormone replacement increases a woman's risk of gallbladder disease.
It's been linked to various diseases: diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, gallbladder disease, sleep apnea, osteoarthritis and some cancers.
Oral cholecystography is usually indicated in cases of suspected gallbladder disease.
When I was first practicing pediatric surgery, 20 years ago, childhood gallbladder disease was uncommon.
Among those overweight (BMI 25+), 74% of diabetes admissions, 66% of knee replacements, 38% of gallbladder disease and one in five heart attacks were attributable to weight.
The most common reason overweight women were admitted to hospital was for cataract surgery (more than 45,000 admissions), followed by gallbladder disease (more than 35,000).
