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Reducing the Prescription of Hormone Replacement Therapy after the Release of Study Results
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What is the problem and what is known about it so far?
At menopause, a woman's ovaries permanently decrease their production of the hormones estrogen and progesterone, leading to the end of menstruation. In the years around menopause, the changes in hormone levels result in symptoms …
