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<blockquote data-quote="cugila" data-source="post: 97145" data-attributes="member: 15325"><p>The British Heart Foundation website has this to say about Statins and Women.</p><p></p><p>Are statins as effective and as safe for women?</p><p>The evidence that we have so far indicates that statins are equally effective in both sexes. However, women who are pregnant, or who are planning a pregnancy in the near future, should not take statins.</p><p></p><p>Do I have a choice?</p><p>Everyone has a choice. If you have already had a heart attack, or are at high risk of having one, taking a statin will definitely reduce your risk of a further or first heart attack. If you get side effects, talk to your doctor. No-one will force you to take a statin if you don’t want to. Most people who are offered statins have at least a 1 in 5 chance of having a heart attack in the next ten years. This risk is substantially reduced by taking a statin. This statistic needs to be set against a 1 in 10,000 chance of having a dangerous side effect from statins over the same period. The choice is yours, but remember, the most common side effect of not taking a statin is a heart attack. For every person who reports a bad experience on a statin, there are hundreds more in whom a heart attack has been prevented. They are the silent, very large majority who never contact the newspapers.</p><p></p><p>It is a stark choice you have to make. I hope nobody gets it wrong ?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cugila, post: 97145, member: 15325"] The British Heart Foundation website has this to say about Statins and Women. Are statins as effective and as safe for women? The evidence that we have so far indicates that statins are equally effective in both sexes. However, women who are pregnant, or who are planning a pregnancy in the near future, should not take statins. Do I have a choice? Everyone has a choice. If you have already had a heart attack, or are at high risk of having one, taking a statin will definitely reduce your risk of a further or first heart attack. If you get side effects, talk to your doctor. No-one will force you to take a statin if you don’t want to. Most people who are offered statins have at least a 1 in 5 chance of having a heart attack in the next ten years. This risk is substantially reduced by taking a statin. This statistic needs to be set against a 1 in 10,000 chance of having a dangerous side effect from statins over the same period. The choice is yours, but remember, the most common side effect of not taking a statin is a heart attack. For every person who reports a bad experience on a statin, there are hundreds more in whom a heart attack has been prevented. They are the silent, very large majority who never contact the newspapers. It is a stark choice you have to make. I hope nobody gets it wrong ? [/QUOTE]
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