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In the journals: Hormone therapy: Gallbladder risk is lower with a patch than a pill.

Publication: Harvard Women's Health Watch
Publication Date: 01-OCT-08
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: In the journals: Hormone therapy: Gallbladder risk is lower with a patch than a pill.(Report)

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In the journals

Hormone therapy: Gallbladder risk is lower with a patch than a pill

When women worry about taking postmenopausal hormone therapy (HT), they're usually thinking of the risks for breast cancer, stroke, and blood clots. A less familiar risk is gallbladder disease * inflammation of the gallbladder, usually caused by gallstones. It generally occurs more often in older women, but the risk is greater for those taking HT. In the Women's Health Initiative trials, estrogen alone or with a progestin raised the...

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