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Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)

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Menopause symptoms

Heart disease

Strokes

Blood clots/thromboembolic disease

Osteoporosis

Breast cancer

Uterine cancer/endometrial cancer

Ovarian cancer

Colon cancer

Gallbladder disease

Urinary incontinence

Depression

Alzhemier's disease

Side effects from hrt

Summary of risks/benefits

Forms of hrt

Healthy lifestyle

Calling your health care provider

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Alternate Names : ERT (Estrogen Replacement Therapy), HRT

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Strokes

The WHI study showed a 41% increase in strokes among the women taking estrogen/progestin. For every 10,000 women taking HRT, 29 will have a stroke, compared to 21 in 10,000 women not taking HRT.


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Definition
Description
Menopause symptoms
Heart disease
Strokes
Blood clots/thromboembolic disease
Osteoporosis
Breast cancer
Uterine cancer/endometrial cancer
Ovarian cancer
Colon cancer
Gallbladder disease
Urinary incontinence
Depression
Alzhemier's disease
Side effects from hrt
Summary of risks/benefits
Forms of hrt
Healthy lifestyle
Calling your health care provider
Pictures & Images

Review Date : 8/21/2002
Reviewed By : Donna R. Cooper, MD, MPH. Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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