HRT heart attack risk
Daily Mirror UK|November 28, 2024
Menopausal women on two kinds of pills more susceptible to illness
MARTIN BAGOT
HRT heart attack risk

WOMEN taking certain forms of hormone replacement therapy could be at slightly higher risk of heart attacks, research suggests.

Researchers analysed data on 920,000 menopausal women and found those on HRT tablets containing both oestrogen and progestogen were more likely to get ischemic heart disease or a blood clot.

This story is from the November 28, 2024 edition of Daily Mirror UK.

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