MidLife
What do the PEPI results mean for you?
These results give women and their health care providers guidelines to use in considering postmenopausal hormone therapy. The results show that hormone therapy can benefit heart disease risk factors. They also emphasize that the choice of a hormone regimen must be based on many factors, including a woman's heart disease risk profile. Women need to be involved in decisions about their healthcare.
Source: The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute