Peter Attia· MD
she begins hormone replacement therapy how clear are the data that she is also not increasing her risk of cardiovascular disease
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
she begins hormone replacement therapy how clear are the data that she is also not increasing her risk of cardiovascular disease
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there is no increased risk if a woman begins HRT at the time of menopause no pre-existing cardio ok
So again, taken all together, these suggest to me that bone health should in fact be a consideration for women as they consider whether or not HRT makes sense for them.
For symptomatic perimenopausal women under 60, hormone replacement therapy reduces all-cause mortality.
The breast-cancer risk attributed to HRT in the original WHI trial was overstated and the timing window matters most.