CBS Philly | Cherri Gregg
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Experts at Penn Medicine held a special conference today for female heart transplant patients and their caregivers, to discuss some of the unique issues that women face when it comes to the heart disease — which government health officials say is the leading cause of death in the US.
Heart transplants take a tremendous toll on the body, but especially on a woman’s body. The medications can cause weight gain, excessive hair growth, and reproductive issues; they can also have an impact on menopause and can cause osteoperosis in some cases.
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