Mayo Clinic Minute: The estrogen and blood pressure connection

Estrogen is a sex hormone that not only contributes to a woman's menstrual cycle and fertility, but also impacts bone, brain and heart health. New Mayo Clinic research about estrogen helps explain why a woman's blood pressure tends to rise after menopause. The goal is to maintain a blood pressure of 120/80 millimeters of mercury, [...]
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news