Women who are going through or have passed menopause and are taking a specific type of hormone pill called esterified estrogen aren’t more likely to get a dangerous blood clot for the first time than women who aren’t taking any hormones.

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Esterified estrogens and conjugated equine estrogens and the risk of venous thrombosis.

Case-Control Study

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2004 Oct 6

This study found that women who used esterified estrogen didn't have a higher chance of getting a dangerous blood clot compared to women who didn't use any hormones, so the claim that it's safe in that regard is backed up by the data.

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Esterified estrogens and conjugated equine estrogens and the risk of venous thrombosis.

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DOI: 10.1001/jama.292.13.1581

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Women who are going through or have passed menopause and are taking a specific type of hormone pill called conjugated equine estrogen are 65% more likely to have their first blood clot in a vein than women who aren’t taking any hormones.

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Women who take both estrogen and progestin together have a 60% higher chance of developing blood clots in their veins than women who take estrogen alone.

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Women who take a type of hormone therapy called conjugated equine estrogen are 78% more likely to develop blood clots in their veins than women who take a different type called esterified estrogen.

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If you use a patch or gel for estrogen instead of a pill, and pair it with a specific type of progesterone, you’re not more likely to get dangerous blood clots — but if you take estrogen as a pill with any progesterone, your risk of blood clots doubles compared to not taking any hormones at all.

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