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Hormone therapy found to increase risk of heart attack.
Byline: Robyn Suriano
ORLANDO, Fla. _ Women who take a combination of estrogen and progestin increase their risk of having a heart attack by as much as 81 percent in the first year, and the hormone treatment only should be given to ease severe symptoms of menopause, according to a study released Wednesday.
The report _ which builds on research revealed last year that caused sweeping changes in the way hormones are prescribed _ confirmed doubts about the therapy's benefits. Another study released Wednesday found that hormones failed to slow clogging of the arteries.
The bottom line: The treatment does not aid the heart as once thought, and it can cause harm.
"If hormone therapy still has a role, it's in the short-term treatment of…
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