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Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Increases Stroke Risk Say Researchers at Harvard Medical School

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Posted: Mon., April 28, 2008, 04:30 pm
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Topics: Arrhythmia, Heart & Blood, Menopause, clotting, Estrogen, hormone replacement therapy, hormone therapy, HRT, Medical School, Medication, Postmenopausal, Research, Treatments - Traditional, women, EmpowHer News
     

By Steven Reinberg
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter

MONDAY, April 28 (HealthDay News) -- No matter when postmenopausal women start hormone replacement therapy (HRT), high doses of the treatment increase their risk of stroke, a new study finds.
     
     
     
     
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Blood Markers Might Predict Clotting Risk With HRT

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Posted: Fri., January 25, 2008, 01:41 pm
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Topics: Menopause, blood markers, clotting, HRT, menopause, EmpowHer News
     

By Amanda Gardner
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Levels of certain blood markers may increase the risk of clotting in women taking hormone replacement therapy to relieve symptoms of menopause, new research shows.

These markers might need to be considered when deciding whether to take the hormone therapy, said the authors of a study being presented Saturday at the American Society of Hematology annual meeting in Atlanta.


     
     
     
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