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Oestrogen replacement in HRT have various effects on lipid profile
However there is evidence that the use of HRT can lead to an increase in the incidence of myocardial infarctions - in the Women's Health Initiative study there was a relative risk 1.29 at 5.2 years of myocardial infarction (comparing oestrogen plus progestogen arm vs. placebo group) (1).
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