Postmenopausal hormone therapy and its association with breast cancer
With the cessation of estrogen and progesterone at menopause, the hormone withdrawal affects various systems in the woman's body. In earlier days, menopausal hormone therapy (HT) was prescribed for primary prevention of coronary artery disease (CAD) and osteoporosis, which were thought to be be...
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Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2020-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Mid-Life Health |
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Online Access: | http://www.jmidlifehealth.org/article.asp?issn=0976-7800;year=2020;volume=11;issue=4;spage=187;epage=195;aulast=Syal |