What Did the Follow-Up Assessments from the Women's Health Initiative

question 21

Multiple Choice

What did the follow-up assessments from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study suggest about the role of hormones in coronary heart disease?

• A)The data suggested that women in the estrogen group had decreased risk for CHD and stroke.
• B)The data suggested that women in the progesterone group had decreased risk for CHD and stroke.
• C)The data suggested that women in the combined group had decreased risk for CHD and stroke.
• D)Women at risk for CHD should consider taking a combination of estrogen and progesterone.

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