Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been linked to an increase in heart disease and blood clots in a study. Researchers analysed almost a million women in Sweden and found those taking certain HRT tablets suffered higher rates of heart complications and blood clots.

Researchers analysing data from 920,000 menopausal women found those taking HRT tablets containing both oestrogen and progestogen were more likely to develop ischemic heart disease or a blood clot

WOMEN taking certain types of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) drugs containing both oestrogen and progesterone could be at higher risk of heart disease, a new study has found. HRT is used to

Certain hormone replacement therapy (HRT) tablets containing both estrogen and progestogen are associated with a higher risk of heart disease and rare but serious blood clots known as venous thromboembolism (VTE) in women around the age of menopause,