Task Force Issues Caution on Combined Hormone Therapy

From: U.S. Newswire | Date: October 15, 2002 | Copyright information

ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force today recommended against the use of combined estrogen and progestin therapy for preventing cardiovascular disease and other chronic conditions in postmenopausal women.

The Task Force, sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, found evidence for both benefits and harms of combined estrogen and progestin therapy, one of the most commonly prescribed hormone regimens. However, the Task Force concluded that harmful effects of the combined therapy are likely to exceed the chronic disease ...

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