Study examines association between hormone therapy and blood clots
Study Findings:
- Women who were assigned to take the hormone replacement therapy had about a doubling of the risk of blood clots, compared to women assigned to take placebo
- The women who had both obesity and hormone replacement were almost 7x more likely to develop thrombosis, compared to thinner women.
Method:
- About 16,600 women were randomly assigned to receive either hormone replacement as estrogen with progestin, or placebo, and were followed for about 5 1/2 years./li>
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