Can Hormone Therapy Benefit Menopausal Women’s Heart Health?
What: A new analysis of WHI data found that long-term estrogen therapy may help lower lipoprotein (a), a cardiovascular risk factor, in recently menopausal women.
Key Line: “‘More recently, we’re recognizing that hormone therapy is safe in younger menopausal women…who have no known cardiovascular disease.’”
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