Richard White toiled in his laboratory at the Medical College of Georgia for eight years trying to understand how estrogen helped prevent heart attacks and stroke. His studies looked promising; estrogen seemed to prime the female cardiovascular system to prevent clotting and relax blood vessels.
So when the massive Women's Health Initiative results were released three years ago — finding that estrogen therapy in older postmenopausal women seemed to cause more heart attacks and strokes — White was dumbfounded.
So when the massive Women's Health Initiative results were released three years ago — finding that estrogen therapy in older postmenopausal women seemed to cause more heart attacks and strokes — White was dumbfounded.
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