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Article: Your Health: Will HRT work for you? The facts for every woman.(Features)
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- Sunday Mirror (London, England)
- Article date:
- August 22, 1999
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ABOUT two million women in Britain take hormone replacement therapy to cope with the menopause.
But while most experts agree the treatment helps reduce the risk of serious illnesses such as osteoporosis and heart disease, there is evidence linking it to an increased risk of breast cancer and other, less serious, side- effects.
Now a new book - The Menopause, HRT And You by Caroline Hawkridge - aims to cut through the confusion.
In particular, it explains the many varied ways in which HRT can be taken - and their drawbacks. HRT comes in all shapes ...