Stroke risks fade when women stop taking estrogen

Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - 15:37 in Health & Medicine

CHICAGO (AP) -- Strokes and other health problems linked with estrogen pills appear to fade when women quit taking them after menopause, the first long-term follow-up of a landmark study found. It's reassuring news for women who take the hormone in their 50s when menopause usually begins....

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