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What are the dvt risks with estrogen use for menopause?
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Not increased: Estrogen only for menopausal women was shown not to statistically increase DVT rates. Estrogen + progestin (synthetic) increased the risk two fold. This seems to implicate synthetic progestins since the same does not hold true for progesterone. I suspect the problem child in HRT therapy is synthetic progestin (medroxy Progesterone acetate). The focus is always on estrogen though.
Answered 6/4/2016
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