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Hormone replacement therapy and venous thromboembolism
Hormone replacement therapy: transgender studies show safety of estradiol
BMJ 2019; 364 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l600 (Published 11 February 2019) Cite this as: BMJ 2019;364:l600- Richard Quinton, consultant and senior lecturer in endocrinology1,
- Du Soon Swee, consultant endocrinologist2
- 1Endocrine Unit, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP, UK
- 2Singapore General Hospital, Singapore 169608
- richard.quinton{at}ncl.ac.uk
Vinogradova and colleagues show that treating postmenopausal female hypogonadism with an equine xenohormone, rather than physiological estradiol, is associated with a significantly greater risk of venous thromboembolism. …
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