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Can Menopause Hormone Therapy (MHT) Protect You From Heart Disease? Here’s the Truth

Updated: 5 days ago

If you take, or are considering taking, menopause hormone therapy (MHT,) you've probably wondered about its effect on your heart.


Maybe you've heard that estrogen protects women from heart disease. Maybe you've also heard the opposite: that hormone therapy increases the risk of heart attack and stroke.

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