Taking HRT for 15 years, perhaps THIS is the problem. HRT is designed to smooth out some of the more difficult symptoms of menopause. Menopause is not a 15 year itch. To quote from Bluming, Tavris, Hormone Replacement Therapy: Real Concerns and False Alarms, Cancer J, PMID 19390302: "If women are going to stop taking HRT solely to avoid breast cancer, then, on the basis of the studies to date, they should also stop eating fish, consuming grapefruit, taking antibiotics, using electric blankets, or serving as flight attendants on Scandinavian airlines—all of which have been reported to have stronger associations with breast cancer than does HRT."
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Taking HRT for 15 years, perhaps THIS is the problem. HRT is designed to smooth out some of the more difficult symptoms of menopause. Menopause is not a 15 year itch. To quote from Bluming, Tavris, Hormone Replacement Therapy: Real Concerns and False Alarms, Cancer J, PMID 19390302: "If women are going to stop taking HRT solely to avoid breast cancer, then, on the basis of the studies to date, they should also stop eating fish, consuming grapefruit, taking antibiotics, using electric blankets, or serving as flight attendants on Scandinavian airlines—all of which have been reported to have stronger associations with breast cancer than does HRT."
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