Effect of Estrogen Plus Progestin on Stroke in Postmenopausal Women

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Authors

Sylvia Wassertheil‐Smoller · Yeshiva University

Susan L. Hendrix · Wayne State University

Marian C. Limacher · University of Florida

Gerardo Heiss

Charles Kooperberg · Fred Hutch Cancer Center

Alison E. Baird · National Institutes of Health

Theodore A. Kotchen · Medical College of Wisconsin

Abstract

Estrogen plus progestin increases the risk of ischemic stroke in generally healthy postmenopausal women. Excess risk for all strokes attributed to estrogen plus progestin appeared to be present in all subgroups of women examined.

Topics & Keywords

Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments Estrogen and related hormone effects Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA

Volume 289, Issue 20, pp. 2673-2673

DOI: 10.1001/jama.289.20.2673

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