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Dorian Martin

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New Study: Health Risks Fade When Menopausal Women Stop Taking Estrogen

This news may make you rest a little more easily if you have had a hysterectomy and took estrogen pills in your 50s when menopause typically begins. A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that strokes and other health problems linked with women taking estrogen pills seem to fade when menopausal women quit... Read moreChevron
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New Study Adds to Concerns About Linkage Between Hormone Therapy, Breast Cancer

A new federal study has found that women who take estrogen and progestin after menopause increase their chances of getting breast cancer and also face a small increased risk of dying from this disease.  The Women’s Health Initiative study, which involved 16,000 women who were followed for 11 years, found “that women who took the... Read moreChevron
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