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Hormone Replacement Therapy Side Effects
The risk of serious hormone replacement therapy side effects was
so substantial it shocked the medical world that had made it habit
to encourage every woman who had not had a hysterectomy to begin
when entering menopause. For decades hormone replacement therapy
has been available and encouraged to use for millions and millions
of women without really knowing the long-term side effects in
the estrogen and progestin combination. The announcement on July
9, 2002 came that the first and only large study comparing healthy
women on hormone replacement therapy to placebos was being halted
due to the surprise findings of HRT side effects. The researchers
concluded it would be unethical to continue the study by putting
the 16,000 study participants and 6 million American women currently
taking the pills at more risk for hormone replacement therapy
side effects.
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The study found an increased risk of hormone replacement therapy
side effects for the following conditions:
Heart Disease
The Women’s Health Initiative study showed that estrogen/progestin
hormones do not protect against heart disease as earlier thought.
The study found that hormone replacement therapy side effects
actually raise the risk of heart disease by 23%.
Breast Cancer
The Women’s Health Initiative definitively proved that hormone
replacement therapy side effects do raise the risk of invasive
breast cancer. The earlier thirty studies were unable to prove
the serious side effects that were shown to occur 26% more in
women taking hormone replacement therapy pills.
Stroke
Strokes become more likely as people age and as their blood vessels
age as well. When blood vessels age they become less flexible
and can lead to buildup in blood pressure that causes strokes.
Women taking hormone replacement therapy is at higher risk of
blood clots because estrogen tends to promote them. The blood
clots can add to the risk of stroke that was found to occur 38%
more in women suffering hormone replacement therapy side effects.
Blood Clots
Blood clots have been shown to occur 100% in women with hormone
replacement therapy side effects. The high increased risk of blood
clots also raises the risk of stroke.
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