What are the dangers associated with Prempro?
May 1, 2004 09:26

Study results show that for every 10,000 healthy, postmenopausal women taking PremPro for a year, there would be eight additional cases of breast cancer, seven heart attacks, eight strokes and eight blood clots in the lungs. At first glance, those numbers don’t seem significant. However, in 2002, more than 6 million women were taking PremPro. Statistically, that translates into:

• 480,000 additional breast cancer cases.
• 420,000 more heart attacks.
• 480,000 more strokes.
• 480,000 more blood clot cases.

• 26 percent increase in breast cancer.
• 41 percent increase in strokes.
• 29 percent increase in heart attacks.
• 100 percent increase of blood clots in legs and lungs.