There may be a new way to help prevent stroke for those who are beginning to suffer from menopause.

A new study in the Journal of Neuroscience reveals that researchers are trying out an estrogen replacement therapy for those who are beginning to go through menopause or have had their ovaries removed. This treatment is not suited for those who suffer from , as it would only further their problem.

A previous study that dealt with hormone replacement found that it actually increased the risk of stroke, but new findings may have filled in the gaps that were missing in the older study.

It was noted that in the previous study when estrogen replacement was delayed for 10 weeks, it was essentially useless. The new findings suggest the treatment must be given soon after the arise of menopausal symptoms or ovary removal.

“That seems to the fit the data that there is something estrogen is doing that is necessary to maintain the receptor at the proper levels,” wrote author Dr. Darrell Brann.