Oral Hormone Replacement Therapy More Than Doubles Risk Of Blood Clots, Study Finds

Sunday, May 25, 2008 - 23:28 in Health & Medicine

Hormone replacement therapy given in skin patches may cause fewer blood clots than HRT given orally, according to a new report. Furthermore, women who take the oral form of HRT more than double their risk of developing a blood clot, say the authors.

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