And, he notes, there is no evidence that any benefit would last if women kept taking hormones as they got older.

If you succeed, the benefits can last a long time.

But there was no way to know in advance how long the benefit would last.

Those benefits lasted at least six months after the last phone therapy session.

And for many, the benefits lasted eight months or more after treatment stopped.

It is not known how long the benefits from surgery will last.

Now British researchers say the benefits can last five years or longer.

While the benefit itself would last only three hours, it took nearly a year of planning.

The good news is you can help young people get enough calcium, and the benefits will last a lifetime.

Half the patients felt the benefits lasted four years, while about 11 percent needed surgery within that time because symptoms returned.