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Risks of Hormone Replacement Therapy

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Women who are questioning hormone replacement therapy are recommended to look at both sides closely and talk to their doctor to decide the best route to take. It was a common practice for doctors to prescribe the symptom-reducing therapy, but new results taken from long-term research indicates it could lead to increased risk of blood clots, stroke, heart attack, and breast cancer. The women in these studies, however, took higher doses than needed over a longer period of time.

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