Hormone Therapy and Menopause

The experts at the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued a clear recommendation: post-menopausal women should NOT take hormones to prevent chronic health conditions, such as increasing bone strength to avoid fractures. The reason is that the risks of these hormones outweigh the benefits. In addition, hormone therapy for menopause increases the risk of breast cancer and the recurrence of breast cancer.

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