this is not the full story - the important part was not plastered all over the media. further analysis shows that starting horomones early -withing 10 years of menopause - reduces the risk of heart disease. there are many problems with the original results that have to do with study population and misinformation. for instance, the arm of the study that gave estrogen only (no uterus) showed a decrease in breast cancer.
for the full information go to the north american menopause society website.
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this is not the full story - the important part was not plastered all over the media. further analysis shows that starting horomones early -withing 10 years of menopause - reduces the risk of heart disease. there are many problems with the original results that have to do with study population and misinformation. for instance, the arm of the study that gave estrogen only (no uterus) showed a decrease in breast cancer.
February 18, 2010 - 1:36pmfor the full information go to the north american menopause society website.
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