Jacqueline Hendrix, MD

Does vaginal estrogen use increase the risk for adverse cardiovascular outcomes?

Author:: Jacqueline Hendrix, MD; Ethan Chang, DO; Vivian Cheng, PharmD; Jon O. Neher, MD

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: NO. In general, nonoral estrogen use for menopausal symptoms is associated with a lower cardiovascular (CV) risk profile...