Hormone therapy for postmenopausal women—An unanswered issue
Menopause is a biological and natural process that occurs as part of aging in women and is secondary to ovarian failure with resultant estrogen deficiency; therefore, menopause should not be considered as a disease. However, there is no doubt that estrogen deficiency induces general psychological an...
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| description | Menopause is a biological and natural process that occurs as part of aging in women and is secondary to ovarian failure with resultant estrogen deficiency; therefore, menopause should not be considered as a disease. However, there is no doubt that estrogen deficiency induces general psychological and physical changes, and that postmenopausal women will experience many health-related issues and problems, including osteoporotic fractures, coronary heart disease (CHD), and most importantly for the quality of life (QOL) and vasomotor symptoms (VMS) such as hot flashes and night sweats. Hormone therapy (HT) is very effective in the management of postmenopausal women with symptoms. With the large number of patients being treated with HT, especially the combination of estrogen and progestin therapy (EPT) in the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study, clinicians now recognize the potential adverse effects of EPT. Although this concept is much clearer now, some women might still benefit from short-term HT, especially for young postmenopausal women. In this review, some health issues of postmenopausal women, especially alternative therapies are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9e1f14efd0e94fd6aaf4bed7fca789c82022-12-21T18:47:06ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsGynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy2213-30702013-02-0121131710.1016/j.gmit.2012.12.003Hormone therapy for postmenopausal women—An unanswered issueWen-Ling Lee0Kuan-Hao Tsui1Kok-Min Seow2Ming-Huei Cheng3Wen-Hsiang Su4Chih-Ping Chen5Peng-Hui Wang6Department of Medicine, Cheng-Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, TaiwanInstitute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, TaiwanInstitute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, TaiwanMenopause is a biological and natural process that occurs as part of aging in women and is secondary to ovarian failure with resultant estrogen deficiency; therefore, menopause should not be considered as a disease. However, there is no doubt that estrogen deficiency induces general psychological and physical changes, and that postmenopausal women will experience many health-related issues and problems, including osteoporotic fractures, coronary heart disease (CHD), and most importantly for the quality of life (QOL) and vasomotor symptoms (VMS) such as hot flashes and night sweats. Hormone therapy (HT) is very effective in the management of postmenopausal women with symptoms. With the large number of patients being treated with HT, especially the combination of estrogen and progestin therapy (EPT) in the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study, clinicians now recognize the potential adverse effects of EPT. Although this concept is much clearer now, some women might still benefit from short-term HT, especially for young postmenopausal women. In this review, some health issues of postmenopausal women, especially alternative therapies are discussed.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213307012000354Climacteric syndromeEstrogenMenopauseOsteoporosisPostmenopausal women |
| spellingShingle | Wen-Ling Lee Kuan-Hao Tsui Kok-Min Seow Ming-Huei Cheng Wen-Hsiang Su Chih-Ping Chen Peng-Hui Wang Hormone therapy for postmenopausal women—An unanswered issue Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy Climacteric syndrome Estrogen Menopause Osteoporosis Postmenopausal women |
| title | Hormone therapy for postmenopausal women—An unanswered issue |
| title_full | Hormone therapy for postmenopausal women—An unanswered issue |
| title_fullStr | Hormone therapy for postmenopausal women—An unanswered issue |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hormone therapy for postmenopausal women—An unanswered issue |
| title_short | Hormone therapy for postmenopausal women—An unanswered issue |
| title_sort | hormone therapy for postmenopausal women an unanswered issue |
| topic | Climacteric syndrome Estrogen Menopause Osteoporosis Postmenopausal women |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213307012000354 |
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