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Can HRT Protect Your Heart After Menopause? New Research Explains

New research is changing what doctors know about menopause and heart health, and the findings are more significant than most women realize. Here’s what you should actually be asking your doctor right now. Why Does My Heart Disease Risk Go Up at Menopause? Estrogen loss is part of the answer, but it’s not the whole story. A March 2026 study in Cells from Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute found that menopause doesn’t just remove a protective hormone. It alters the system that controls which genes switch on and off inside heart tissue itself. Led by Sumita M...