Formfiller comments on 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

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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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.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Advice from the medical community that has never studied the female body?

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