Longer-term follow-up of users of oestrogen therapy finds some changes in risks

Among postmenopausal women with prior hysterectomy who had used oestrogen therapy for about 6 years and then stopped, longer-term follow-up indicates that the increased risk of stroke seen during the intervention period had dissipated, the decreased risk of hip fracture was not maintained, while the decreased risk of breast cancer persisted, according to a study in the April 6 issue of JAMA...

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