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Changes in Postmenopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy Use Among Women With High Cardiovascular Risk

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: After randomized trials failed to support the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for preventing cardiovascular disease (CVD), HRT use for postmenopausal women declined. Our analysis of 1999-2000 and 2003-2004 National Health and Nutrition Surveys (NHANES) shows that HRT use decreased 19% (from 27.6 to 8.4%; P<.001) among women with CVD versus 3% (from 19.8 to 16.8%; P=.68) among low-risk women, suggesting that most of the drop in HRT use may be among women prescribed HRT as an unproven treatment to prevent CVD.

Source: American Journal of Public Health

DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2009.159889

Authors: Angela Hsu, Andrea Card, Susan Xiaoqin Lin, Sean Mota, Olveen Carrasquillo, Andrew Moran

Language: English

Topic: Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments

Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: West Virginia University, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

OpenAlex ID: W2142879437

FWCI: 0.485

Cites: 11

Cited by: 12

Related to: 10