Whoa, stop the presses – when I read this I thought, something that DOUBLES the risk of such a serious disease like breast cancer is still being sold here in the US?  And then I kept reading on about this newest discovery, on a hormone pill given mostly to menopausal women to relieve menopause symptoms, called Estratest. 

Estratest and other hormone pills which specifically combine estrogen and progestin in them are the culprits behind the doubled cancer risk, as far as studies can tell so far.  Not only that but researchers also found higher levels of natural testosterone in women with greatly increased risk of breast cancers. 

Women take these estrogen and progesting pills in menopause to improve their sex life (women tend to get less sexual enjoyment at menopause due to vaginal dryness, and less libido), improved density of their bones, and less hormonal mood swings and other hormone associated side effects of menopause such as hot flashes and mood swings. 

I think it is safe to say these new findings are going to make women think a lot harder about trying these medical hormone supplements when they reach menopause from now on.  Hopefully doctors are advising them the same. 

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