Letter

Premature menopause

Article’s recommendation of HRT is highly questionable

BMJ 2008; 336 doi: 10.1136/bmj.39563.620266.80 (Published 8 May 2008)
Cite this as: BMJ 2008;336:1033.3

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  1. Mark D Lewars, consultant radiologist
  1. 1Southend Breast Unit, Southend University Hospital NHS Trust, Essex SS0 0RY
  1. mark.lewars{at}southend.nhs.uk

    I thought we had laid to rest the myth that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has a beneficial effect on cardiovascular disease. The American women’s health initiative study, published in 2002,1 which was stopped short because combined HRT increased …

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