View source for AHA/ASA guideline recommendations for prevention of stroke in women menopause and postmenopausal hormonal therapy

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==2014 AHA/ASA Guideline Recommendations for Prevention of Stroke in Women (DO NOT EDIT)<ref name="pmid24503673">{{cite journal| author=Bushnell C, McCullough LD, Awad IA, Chireau MV, Fedder WN, Furie KL et al.| title=Guidelines for the Prevention of Stroke in Women: A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. | journal=Stroke | year= 2014 | volume=  | issue=  | pages=  | pmid=24503673 | doi=10.1161/01.str.0000442009.06663.48 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24503673  }} </ref> ==
===Postmenopausal Hormonal Therapy===
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|bgcolor="LightCoral"|<nowiki>"</nowiki>'''1.''' HT (CEE with or without [[medroxyprogesterone]]) should not be used for primary or secondary prevention of stroke in postmenopausal women. ''([[ACC AHA guidelines classification scheme#Level of Evidence|Level of Evidence: A]])'' <nowiki>"</nowiki>
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|bgcolor="LightCoral"|<nowiki>"</nowiki>'''2.''' Selective estrogen receptor modulators, such as [[raloxifene]], [[tamoxifen]], or [[tibolone]], should not be used for primary prevention of [[stroke]]. ''([[ACC AHA guidelines classification scheme#Level of Evidence|Level of Evidence: A]])'' <nowiki>"</nowiki>
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