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Study: Hormone therapy may increase risk of dementia.
Byline: Robyn Suriano
ORLANDO, Fla. _ Older women who use a popular form of hormone-replacement therapy double their risk of developing dementia, according to a new study that shatters a widely held belief the hormones help keep their minds sharp.
The study, published in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association, is the latest research unmasking hidden dangers in a therapy used by millions of women to treat the symptoms of menopause.
The research focuses on the drug Prempro, the most widely used estrogen-progestin supplement, which already had been linked last year to an increased risk of heart attacks, stroke, blood clots and breast cancer. Those findings triggered widespread confusion and concern among the millions of women taking hormones to get through the symptoms of menopause and beyond.
Doctors said Tuesday that the latest research is another warning bell against the long-term use of hormone replacement therapy.
"It's just another piece of evidence that there are more risks than benefits associated with taking this drug…
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