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Menopause

Description

An in-depth report on the treatment of menopause-related symptoms.

Alternative Names

Estrogen; Hormone replacement therapy

References

Chen WY, Manson JE, Hankinson SE, Rosner B, Holmes MD, Willett WC, et al. Unopposed estrogen therapy and the risk of invasive breast cancer. Arch Intern Med . 2006;166(9):1027-1032.

Cohen LS, Soares CN, Vitonis AF, Otto MW, Harlow BL. Risk for new onset of depression during the menopausal transition: the Harvard study of moods and cycles. Arch Gen Psychiatry . 2006;63(4):385-390.

Freeman EW, Sammel MD, Lin H, Nelson DB. Associations of hormones and menopausal status with depressed mood in women with no history of depression. Arch Gen Psychiatry . 2006;63(4):375-382.

Gallicchio L, Whiteman MK, Tomic D, Miller KP, Langenberg P, Flaws JA. Type of menopause, patterns of hormone therapy use, and hot flashes. Fertil Steril . 2006;85(5):1432-1440.

Kok HS, van Asselt KM, van der Schouw YT, van der Tweel I, Peeters PH, Wilson PW, Pearson PL, Grobbee DE. Heart disease risk determines menopausal age rather than the reverse. J Am Coll Cardiol . 2006;47(10):1976-1983.

Nelson HD, Vesco KK, Haney E, Fu R, Nedrow A, Miller J, Nicolaidis C, Walker M, Humphrey L. Nonhormonal therapies for menopausal hot flashes: systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA . 2006;295(17):2057-2071.

Stefanick ML, Anderson GL, Margolis KL, Hendrix SL, Rodabough RJ, Paskett ED, et al. Effects of conjugated equine estrogens on breast cancer and mammography screening in postmenopausal women with hysterectomy. JAMA . 2006;295(14):1647-1657.

Tice JA, Grady D. Alternatives to estrogen for treatment of hot flashes: are they effective and safe? JAMA. 2006 May 3;295(17):2076-8.

• Review Date: 6/11/2006
• Reviewed By: Harvey Simon, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital.

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