61. The heart association said women taking hormones for non-cardiac benefits do not need to stop, but women should not start taking hormones simply to prevent heart trouble. 62. The heart association said that women taking hormones for non-cardiac benefits do not need to stop, but women should not start taking hormones simply to prevent heart trouble. 63. The heart association said women taking hormones for non-cardiac benefits do not need to stop. 64. The mixed findings add to the perplexing dilemma millions of women face over taking hormones at menopause. 65. The previous studies on estrogen and the heart involved women who were taking hormones even before they were enrolled in the research. 66. The study further complicates the complex question of whether to take hormones after menopause. 67. Women who are already on estrogen are typically told to stop taking the hormone after a diagnosis of breast cancer. 68. Women who had been off either treatment for more than four years faced no increased risk, regardless of how long they had taken hormones. 69. But the authors of the new study concluded that all women in that category should consider taking the hormone. |