Low-dose HRT patches carry less risk of stroke than tablets

Friday, June 4, 2010 - 04:01 in Health & Medicine

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) skin patches containing low doses of oestrogen carry less risk of stroke than oral therapy and may represent a safer alternative to tablets, suggests a study published in the British Medical Journal today.

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