By Andrew M. Seaman (Reuters Health) - Women who enter menopause at a normal age won’t get much of a heart benefit from taking hormones, according to a fresh look at some past research. There were some modest benefits among women who took hormones within the first 10 years of menopause, but they also had an increased risk of blood clots, which can cause strokes or travel to the lungs. The results don’t mean there is no place for hormones after menopause, said Dr. Adrienne Bonham, who was not involved with the analysis. “It’s just that if you’re doing it to prevent cardiovascular disease, you shouldn’t be doing that.” It’s also important to note that the results do not apply to women who enter menopause prematurely, for example in their 30s, said Bonham, the head of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York. via Health News Headlines - Yahoo News Read More Here..
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