Figure 3. Key Questions
Potential Benefits
Does HRT reduce risks for:
- Coronary heart disease and cardiovascular disease incidence?
- Coronary heart disease and cardiovascular disease mortality?
- Stroke incidence?
- Stroke mortality?
- Colorectal cancer?
- Low bone density?
- Fractures?
- Decline in cognitive function?
- Dementia?
Potential Harms
Does HRT increase risks for:
- Venous thromboembolism (deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism)?
- Breast cancer incidence?
- Breast cancer mortality?
- Endometrial cancer?
- Cholecystitis?
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