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Menopause masterclass (Part 1) | Endocrinologist and Professor Susan Davis

The Proof with Simon Hill

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Do Home and Replacement Therapy Prevent Heart Disease?

In the 1990s, there was evidence to suggest home and replacement therapy prevented heart disease. And so in the US, a big study was set up called the women's health initiative. One arm hysterectomized, estrogen versus placebo,. another arm, no hystereCTomy, estrogen plus progestin versus placebo. Right, so there's fear at the patient level, fear at the prescriber level. Yeah, so it's a mess. These are challenges barriers. Am I right that a lot of this stems back to the women'shealth initiative trials? Yes.

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