Stroke (Cardiovascular Accident) and all other illnesses related to estrogen pill intake disappear after women quit taking them during menopause, a study found. This is really good news for women who started taking the hormone supplement in their 50s.

This latest study also found out that there is no truth to concerns about heart attacks and breast cancers if you take the hormone to relieve hot flashes associated with menopause, for a short period of time only.

Pills containing pure estrogen are only recommended for those women who underwent hysterectomy or the removal of the uterus. 25 per cent of the study’s respondents have had hysterectomies. The rest were prescribed with combination pills to alienate or lessen the risk for uterine cancer.

However, the results of the study do not change the doctors’ advice for women taking estrogen-only pills – take the pills in the lowest dose for the shortest time possible.

The respondents of this study took estrogen for an average of six years, and were tested four years after they stopped. The slight increase in the risk of stroke while they were still taking the pills went away after stopping. Unfortunately, estrogen’s bone-strengthening benefit went away with it too.

The same study also found out that women who took pills with estrogen content only in their 50s had better prognosis, than those who started when they were already 70. Many doctors believe that at 70, women are no longer recommended to take hormonal supplements.