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Oral menopausal hormone therapy (commonly known as hormone replacement therapy or HRT) linked to higher blood clot risk in legs or lungs regardless of dose or duration (bmjgroup.com)
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/scientificarticles/p/1422114/oral-menopausal-hormone-therapy-commonly-known-as-hormone-replacement-therapy-or-hrt-lin

Study.

Conversely, stroke and heart attack risks were limited to prolonged use of high-dose oral hormone therapy, while transdermal hormone therapy (delivered via the skin as patches, gels, or sprays) showed no general increased blood clot risk.

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[–] 6 points 4 days ago

Well yeah, we’ve known this since the 70s, I think? That’s why patches and vaginal creams are the thing now.

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