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109 - The Truth About Estrogen and Breast Cancer: What You Should Know - Part 2
Today we're continuing our conversation about the WHI study that led to some serious misconceptions about estrogen therapy. This study involved oral estrogen, synthetically made from pregnant horse urine, given to women 10+ years past menopause. It's important to remember that by this time, these women had experienced irreversible changes due to how far into menopause they had been.
This study looked specifically at the effect of estrogen in cardiovascular health in women. Estrogen therapy can help improve various unwanted symptoms in women, even past menopause. However, once you have plaque…
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