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HERS
(redirected from Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study)

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HERSHome Energy Rating System
HERSHeart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study
HERSHigh Energy Range Spectrometer
HERSHyperion Energy Recovery System
HERSHigher Education Resources Services
HERSHysterectomy Education Resources and Services (Foundation)
HERSHelicopter Expedient Refueling System
HERSHead End Ring Switching (Protocol)
HERSHydrogeochemical Engineering and Remediation of Soil (Lab; Technical University of Crete)
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The Heart and Estrogen/progestin Replacement Study (HERS) Research Group (I and later II) studies in women who had known preexisting cardiovascular disease initially raised questions about the increase in heart attacks in the first year of hormone therapy use, but it was the publication of the WHI few years later that raised the alarm.
Menopause and hormone therapy--how confused are you? by Thomas, Carol / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD
1998: Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study (HERS) clinical trial says that postmenopausal hormones did not protect women with existing heart disease from subsequent heart attacks.
Questions remain about safety of hormone therapy by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
   Another randomized trial, the Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study [HERS] concluded that estrogen combined with progestin has no beneficial effects on the heart in women with a history of heart disease.
What is menopause? by Its course and treatments... / Health & Life® MedixNet® • Health and Medical Publications
 
 
 
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