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Female Forward: Episode 28: The warning signs of a stroke

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Women are being urged to learn the warning signs of a stroke — and to take their own risk more seriously.

The Heart and Stroke Foundation says a woman's lifetime risk of stroke is one in four...

And pregnancy, pre-eclampsia and high blood pressure can all influence that risk.

But perhaps most worrying — the person having a stroke may not even realise what's happening.

HOT1027's Tara Penny reports...
26 Aug English South Africa Entertainment News · Documentary

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