![]() ![]() These risks were highly publicized in 2002, when another large-scale HRT study, the Women's Health Initiative, was halted three years ahead of schedule. ![]() These findings fuel an already blazing fire over the potential dangers of HRT, which include increased risk of not only breast cancer but also heart problems, stroke and blood clots. In other words, the women who were thought to be at the lowest risk were found to be at the highest. This is a big deal because popular belief was that younger women who began HRT earlier into menopause had little risk of developing side effects. The findings show that women who took HRT in the early stages of menopause were at higher risk of developing breast cancer than those who took it five or more years after menopause began. Earlier this year, big news also came out of the U.K., where a large study of over one million postmenopausal women took place. ![]()
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