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UW study to clarify safety, effectiveness of hormone therapy during menopause
05-22-2007 · EurekAlert!When is the best time in a woman's reproductive history to start hormone therapy? How does estrogen therapy affect a woman's cognition and mood? What is the most beneficial form of estrogen?
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