Estrogen, when used with a progestin, can increase the risk of heart disease (such as heart attacks), stroke, serious blood clots in the lungs/legs, dementia, and cancer of the breast/ovaries. The risk for serious side effects may depend on the dose of estrogen and the length of time it is used.
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Benjamin Crump, Lawyer for Trayvon Martinâs Family, Speaks. In an interview with Al Sharpton on MSNBC's PolticsNation, Benjamin Crump, the Florida attorney representing the family of Trayvon Martin, gave his first reactions to the selection of an all-female, mostly White jury in the trial of Trayvon's killer, George Zimmerman.