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Sometimes, talking to your doctor about personal issues is hard enough, but knowing which questions to ask about hormone therapy is a real challenge. To help you open the door to a discussion with your doctor, take a look at these conversation starters. Feel free to print out these six questions, so that together, with your doctor, you can find out whether hormone therapy is right for you.

Not sure what to ask your doctor about hormone therapy? Here are six questions to start the conversation.

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Hormone therapy isn't right for all women, and it doesn't prevent heart disease. Hormone therapy may increase your chance of heart attack, stroke, breast cancer, blood clots, or dementia, and should be taken at the lowest effective dose for the shortest time based on your goals and risks. If you have a uterus, estrogens increase the risk of uterine cancer. Adding a progestin greatly reduces this risk. The use of estrogens and progestins should be reevaluated regularly with your health care professional. If you're not having symptoms, non-estrogen treatments should be considered before starting therapy to prevent bone loss.

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