HRT 'can increase some women's risk of heart attack by a quarter'

"Taking the hormones for more than four years can raise the risk even further among women in their early 50s. But giving different hormones at different times could cut the likelihood of a heart attack for all women, according to the research. Previous studies have linked HRT with an increased risk of heart disease as well as other conditions like strokes and breast cancer. But earlier this year a panel of international experts declared that the therapy, taken by around 1 million women in Britain, was safe" - Telegraph