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Hormone Therapy Risk Outweighs Benefits

redorbit.com
May 20, 2008
        
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Posted on: Tuesday, 20 May 2008, 03:00 CDT By Anonymous New results from the Women's Health Initiative confirm the health risks linked to long-term use of combination hormone replacement therapy in healthy, postmenopausal women clearly outweigh the benefits. The results found health risks... [read full story]                    

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Oral hormone therapy pills double clot risk: study

 reuters.com May 22, 2008
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Hormone Therapy Safe, Effective for Women Entering Menopause

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Oral hormone therapy pills double clot risk: study

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May 22, 2008
        

By Michael Kahn LONDON (Reuters) - Menopausal women who take hormone-replacement therapy pills more than double their risk of developing a potentially fatal blood clot, French researchers said on Friday. The review of 17 studies suggested that the risk was also significantly higher during the...

                   

Healthwatch: Blood Test Can Predict Hormone Replacement Therapy Risks

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May 22, 2008
        

Will the use of hormone replacement therapy harm a woman's health? Research has shown using hormone replacement therapy may increase a women's chance of having a heart attack or stroke. But doctors said a simple blood test could tell them which women are at risk. That's good news for those...

                   

Study Finds It Pays To Be Heart Smart If Considering Hormone Therapy - Simple Blood Test Could...

medicalnewstoday.com
May 22, 2008
        

A research study has found that a simple blood test may indicate whether post-menopausal hormone therapies present an elevated risk of a heart attack. The study, part of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI), sponsored by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of...

                   

Simple blood test could indicate higher risk for coronary events in women after post-menopausal...

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May 22, 2008
        

A research study has found that a simple blood test may indicate whether post-menopausal hormone therapies present an elevated risk of a heart attack. The study, part of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI), sponsored by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of...

                   

Cholesterol Test Spots When HRT Raises Heart Risks (HealthDay)

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May 22, 2008
        

By Amanda Gardner HealthDay Reporter 21 minutes ago THURSDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) -- But this doesn't mean that all women whose cholesterol levels are within normal range should feel comfortable taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for menopausal symptoms. Hormone replacement therapy can...

                   
kxan.com: Dr. Roger Lobo said there are women who definitely shouldn't take HRT: those who already have heart disease, those who've had breast cancer, and women with a history of blood clots. © istockphoto kxan.com

Hormone Therapy Safe, Effective for Women Entering Menopause

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May 22, 2008
        

By Serena Gordon, HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- Many women, and even some physicians, quickly abandoned the use of hormone replacement therapy in 2002, after the large Women's Health Study suggested that the treatment might harm women who were long past menopause. But now...

                   
kltv.com: Dr. Roger Lobo said there are women who definitely shouldn't take HRT: those who already have heart disease, those who've had breast cancer, and women with a history of blood clots. © istockphoto kltv.com

Hormone Therapy Safe, Effective for Women Entering Menopause

kltv.com
May 22, 2008
        

By Serena Gordon, HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- Many women, and even some physicians, quickly abandoned the use of hormone replacement therapy in 2002, after the large Women's Health Study suggested that the treatment might harm women who were long past menopause. But now...

                   

Study finds it pays to be heart smart if considering hormone therapy

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May 22, 2008
        

Simple blood test could indicate higher risk for coronary event (PHILADELPHIA) - The study, part of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI), sponsored by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health, was conducted in 40 centers nationwide and included 271 cases of...

                   

Study finds it pays to be heart smart if considering hormone therapy

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May 22, 2008
        

A research study has found that a simple blood test may indicate whether post-menopausal hormone therapies present an elevated risk of a heart attack. The study, part of the Women`s Health Initiative (WHI), sponsored by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of...

                   

A Simple Blood Test For Hormone Replacement Therapy

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May 22, 2008
        

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