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HRT: Are We Now Trading Hot Flushes For Strokes?


Date: 15/03/04
 
Keywords: Stroke, HRT, Menopause
You may have heard the news last week that another (yes, ANOTHER!) major hormone replacement therapy (HRT) study was shut down early to protect the health of subjects participating in the study.

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You may have heard the news last week that another (yes, ANOTHER!) major hormone replacement therapy (HRT) study was shut down early to protect the health of subjects participating in the study. These studies are shutting down with such frequency lately that they barely rate a mention in most news reports. If it weren't so serious, it would be pretty comical.

But what received even less attention was a recent report in the British Medical Journal that revealed a shocking turn in the HRT saga that will not make anyone laugh. Scream with anger? That would be far more appropriate.


Another one bites the dust


The study that was shut down last week was just one of several Women's Health Initiative (WHI) studies on HRT. This eight-year study of 11,000 women was stopped in its 7th year when it was determined that oestrogen therapy may increase the risk of stroke.


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